May 1, 2022

UCSF IT Security

Awareness News You Can Use

Monthly Articles, Contests, and Upcoming Events

May is Incident Response Awareness Month

Please read “See Something, Say Something. You are the First Line of Defense” and take the monthly quiz. All UCSF faculty, staff, contractors, students, and affiliates who take the quiz will be entered in a drawing for one of six $50 Amazon gift cards.

Remember, you can also visit our previous security awareness articles and take the quizzes. Visit our past campaigns at the UCSF Awareness Site.

Ongoing Monthly Contests

1. Refer your UCSF friends and colleagues to the UCSF Awareness Site and ask them to:

Read the latest article and take the quiz.
Ask them to enter your email address as the referrer.
State they are new to the site on the last page of the monthly quiz

For each 20 people you refer, you will win a $25 Amazon gift card (limit 2/year, referrals do not expire).

2. Each month we will be selecting one person to win a $50 gift card from everyone who uses the Phish Alarm Button to report suspicious emails. They will win a $50 gift card. This important security tool analyzes the email and lets you know if it is an actual phish. No need to contact the Service Desk or IT Security when you get something suspicious. For more information, please visit the Phish Alarm Overview Page.

Winners Circle

April Awareness Quiz Winners

Micah Lubensky

Aleem Khaliq

Michael Marsten

Eunice Wan

Judy Daniel

Cho Nyunt

April Phish Alarm Winner

Swati Rayasam

Top Quiz Referrers

Millo Paquini

Eve Phong

Cristina Morrison

Matthew Lau

Jason Dong

Jennifer Camacho

John Hasper

Khin Nyunt

Julie Erich

Gato Gourly

Jennifer Thomas

Thea Dela Cruz

Upcoming Events

Tuesday May 17, 2022 1:00-2:00 PM

QB3 Webinar: Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know in 2022

Elvis Chan, FBI; Allison Henry, UC Berkeley; Patrick Phelan, UCSF

Cybersecurity is a key issue for us in our private lives — think identity theft — and at the national scale — such as federal elections. For scientists in academic & commercial labs, threats include IP theft, ransomware, and hacktivism. Where are we vulnerable to those who want to disrupt or steal from us? How can we do the best possible job of protecting ourselves and the organizations we serve? Join us to learn best practices from the FBI's Elvis Chan, who manages San Francisco’s Cyber Branch, which is responsible for cyber investigations and digital forensics, and Allison Henry and Patrick Phelan, chief information security officers at UC Berkeley and UCSF respectively.

Co-sponsored by the UCSF Cyber-Champion Team.

Thursday May 19, 2022 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Annual Fraud Awareness Webinar

UCSF Audit and Advisory Services, FBI

Join Audit & Advisory Services, in partnership with fraud experts from the FBI, for their annual fraud awareness webinar. This webinar is aimed at creating awareness of the current fraud trends and schemes, including COVID-19 related fraud schemes, their impact on the healthcare and higher education institutions, and how these schemes may be prevented or detected.

Thursday May 19, 2022 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

Wendy Tobias, Cecile Puretz, Max Ferman, Kristin Amlie, and Jill Wolters

The purpose of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion for the one billion people who have different abilities.

While people may be interested in the topic, the reality is that they often do not know how or where to start. Awareness comes first. Become more aware about digital accessibility and celebrate the right of every individual to enjoy equal access to the Internet and the security that protects it.

Find more information and register for events here

Tuesday June 21, 2022 10:00-11:00 AM

Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and their use of social engineering to target your organization

Rosa Smothers, Vice President of Cyber Operations at KnowBe4

APTs often utilize social engineering, the psychological manipulation to trick people into divulging sensitive information (information gathering) or performing actions (fraud, unauthorized system access.) Rosa will discuss various approaches by APT groups and ways to be a “human firewall” for UCSF and your digital life.