Introduction
The Cybersecurity and Privacy Awareness Champion Program is designed to strengthen UCSF’s culture of cybersecurity by engaging and empowering individuals throughout the organization to help ensure safe computing.
Champion responsibilities
- Work with management to help encourage all department users to complete the annual mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Course.
- Encourage department users to participate in activities on the Cybersecurity Awareness Site.
- Distribute and market Cybersecurity awareness with posters and other materials.
- Work with management to help promote campus-wide Cybersecurity initiatives such as Secure Box.
Champion resources
- UC has a Systemwide Cybersecurity Awareness Team that develops and curates materials on current Cybersecurity topics. Materials include everything from mini-campaigns to individual videos and posters. The material is available on the UCOP Information Security Awareness Page.
- UCSF IT and the Technical Commons can come to your department to present an overview of UCSF's Cybersecurity requirements and resources. To request a presentation, contact Cybersecurity Training and Awareness Program Manager Esther Silver at 415-476-7273.
- Periodic educational events. From time to time, UCSF Cybersecurity hosts authoritative speakers on relevant topics, as well as other educational events. To view material from past meetings or see what's coming up, go to our Cybersecurity Educational Meetings Page.
- Advanced training in the learning management system (LMS). There are many advanced cybersecurity courses to take and to prepare staff for advanced certifications. For information on advanced cybersecurity courses available on the LMS, go to the Advanced Cybersecurity Training Offerings Page.
- UCSF Cybersecurity policies are available on the UCSF Campus Administrative Policies page. IT Policies begin with 650.