Dear Faculty and Staff, 

October is Cybersecurity Month – an international celebration which aims to spread cybersecurity and online safety awareness around the world. As part of our cybersecurity month celebrations this year, we have launched a college competition for students to earn points for their college. At the end of the month the college with the most points will win the coveted trophy to display for the year (see below for additional details)

While aimed at students, we’d also like to encourage faculty and staff to participate, particularly those registered as college fellows. Additionally, we would like to invite faculty and staff to attend any of our cybersecurity month workshops or to have a member of our team come and speak at their next staff meeting on cybersecurity topics. Please see the links below, the attachment provided or email it@trentu.ca for more information. 

Remember, cybersecurity is a team sport. It’s up to everyone to do their part to help keep our institution cyber-safe.

Message Sent to Students

The Great College Competition

This October the competitive spirit takes over the Trent University Colleges. During cybersecurity month Trent IT has organized a college cybersecurity competition. Complete tasks that make you more cyber-secure to earn your college points. The college with the most points on November 1^st will win the coveted trophy – and of course, bragging rights until next year!

The competition begins right now!

Complete any of the following tasks and earn a point for each:

• Change your myTrent password (instructions at https://www.trentu.ca/it/changing-your-password) 

• Run a malware scan on your computer and send a screenshot to it@trentu.ca – Please send from your @trentu.ca email so we can keep track (instructions at https://www.trentu.ca/it/services/virus-scanning-and-malware-protection)
• Play in the phish pond: https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_575FGwI0JfNCJsp
• Complete the cybersecurity awareness survey at: https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3lVg5rYU9BiHRLT 
• Follow @trent_it on Twitter or Instagram – Send us a message with your name and college affiliation.

Check out the dashboard at https://www.trentu.ca/CollegeCompetition/ to see how your college is doing. Check back for periodic updates

A few important notes:

• To equalize the competition relative to the numbers in each college, points will be calculated based on percentage of total population to complete tasks.
• The dashboard will be periodically updated throughout the month of October, however is not updated live when an action is performed. 

Questions?

Email it@trentu.ca or call the IT service desk at 705-748-1010

Thank you, 

Tariq Al-idrissi

Associate Vice President, IT

Trent University

Twitter.com/Trent_IT

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