Cybersecurity Awareness Month
It's All Fun & Games Until It's Not!
CSAM is now concluded, but that doesn't mean you can't #becybersmart
Cybersecurity Scavenger Hunt
Come join the Office of Cybersecurity during Cybersecurity Awareness Month to answer these sixteen (16) questions that will help you #BeCyberSmart. Answers to these questions can either be found on our own webpages or the internet. Each question has a clue to lead you in the right direction. The hunt begins here!
Games, Games, and More Games
Have you ever played Wordle? We developed a cybersecurity version of the popular word guessing game. Every Tuesday and Thursday in October, we will put a link in the Daily Digest for a new word to guess. Worried you might miss a chance to play? We'll keep the links up here all month.
Wordle - Date |
Hint |
Links to Play |
October 3 | a string of characters that must be used to gain admission to something | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lojvhsnr |
October 5 | an attempt to trick people into giving secret information under false pretenses | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lvzvs |
October 10 | what NOT to do to link and attachments in emails | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=yzzfv |
October 12 | a type of malicious software, or malware, that spreads between computers and causes damage to data and software | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=rwixd |
October 17 | software and operating system updates that aim to fix security vulnerabilities in a program or product | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lokfs |
October 19 | fraudsters pretend to be someone or something else to wind a person's trust. (this happens a lot on campus with bad actors pretending to be a chancellor, dean, or department head asking for a "favor") | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=odfrq |
October 24 | relating to or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet) | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=ymshc |
October 26 | a program that is used to perform bulk functions. Mostly used for good purposes, cyber criminals can also use this to infect your computer with malware. | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=iotuz |
October 31 | how impactful an action is given the potential impact of a threat and the likelihood of that threat occurring | https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=nwjnj |
There are quite a few web-based games that deal with different cybersecurity topics. Every Wednesday in October, we will post a link to a new game for you to test your cybersecurity knowledge.
Online Cybersecurity Games |
Links to Play |
October 4 | Crossword puzzle |
October 11 | Be Internet Awesome (Kid friendly) |
October 18 | If You See Something, Say Something |
October 25 | Phishing Gizmo Puzzle |
Weekly Cybersecurity Tips
Every Friday, daily cybersecurity tips are provided through the daily digest, on the news server, and archived on our site.