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Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) is here!

Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

We hope everyone enjoys these games and videos. 

Every October, the University of Tennessee is a champion for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a month dedicated to learning more about cybersecurity and what you and your family can do to keep everyone safe. Use these wordles, online games and videos to help educate you, family and friends about cybersecurity. 

Wordles

Clue	Link to Play
Malicious code that can infect your files and spread across systems.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=rwixd
A cyber trick where fake emails try to hook your credentials.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lvzvs
Security systems generate this when they detect something unusual.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wzvue
Software fix that close vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lokfs
Every system has them — identifying and managing these helps keep UTHSC secure.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=nwjnd
Where much of today’s data lives, but still requires strong security controls.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=yzfxo
A powerful account with special privileges — use it sparingly and only when necessary.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wrdly
The first step into any secure system — type your username and password here.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=hcxly
A review or check of systems, policies, and practices to ensure compliance and security.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wiule

Online Games

Name	Link
Word Search	https://securityawareness.dcsa.mil/cdse/multimedia/games/wordfinds/index.html?request=cyber-1
Spin the Wheel	https://securityawareness.dcsa.mil/cdse/multimedia/games/cybertrivia/index.html
Interland by Google	https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/
Weakest Link	https://www.isdecisions.com/en/user-security-awareness-game/
Cypher Challenge	https://sites.google.com/uis.edu/cybersecurity-escape-room/challenge-5

Videos

Name	Link
Grandma Scams	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsuN8j6L8CE&t=78s
Personal Information on Social Media	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrjT8m0hcKU
Deepfakes	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86SKHooCOTQ&list=PLEsOj51Q0PfDFKkX_jeOgaP-aDPzMTQ1L&t=51s
Funny Scams You'd Never Fall for in Real Life	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcXw3q91L7M
The Wolf	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZdU2l9jgE