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Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) is right around the corner!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our activities in October. While the give-aways are no longer available, the games are. 

 

Cybersecurity Scavenger Hunt

Come join the Office of Cybersecurity during Cybersecurity Awareness Month to answer these eleven (11) questions that will help you #BeCyberSmart. Answers to these questions can either be found on our own webpages, our policies, or the internet. The hunt begins here!

You have the potential to win Starbucks gift cards and UT Health Science Center swag if your participate. These giveaways will happen at the end of the month.

 

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	Fill in the blank	Links to Play
October 1	Be cautious of emails that attempt to _____ for your personal information by trying to look legitimate	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lvzvs
October 3	Stealing someone’s identity electronically is a cyber _____.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=yfzpp
October 8	You should never _____ passwords, even with someone you trust.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=ovrup
October 10	A bad _____ is a name given to a cyber criminal	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=wqkrc
October 15	Cybercriminals often _____ email addresses to deceive recipients into believing the messages are from trusted sources.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=odfrq
October 17	When we know we are under a phishing attack, the Office of Cybersecurity can _____ emails from compromised accounts from reaching your inbox.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=xzffv
October 22	Strong encryption can help prevent the _____ of sensitive data from your systems.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=pvvie
October 24	Regularly applying a security _____ is essential to protect your systems from known vulnerabilities.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=lokfs
October 29	A computer _____ can spread through email attachments, downloads, and other means.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=rwixd
October 31	_____ phishing is a type of phishing attack that targets a specific individual or group.	https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=odvdc

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 2 - Crossword Puzzle	https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/cdse/multimedia/games/crosswords/cybersecurity-crossword/index.html
October 9 - Web Surfing - Learn how to spot the fake webpages	https://training.knowbe4.com/modstore/view/9b18c7c2-88bb-45f3-840e-0973fb598b1d
October 16 - If You See Something, Say Something	https://www.dhs.gov/see-something-say-something/take-challenge
October 23 - Word Search	https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/cdse/multimedia/games/wordfinds/index.html?request=cyber-1
October 30 - The Inside Man game	https://training.knowbe4.com/modstore/view/6f19e0bf-616b-47d6-8223-a895df4dc29b