September 1, 2024

UCSF IT Security

Awareness News You Can Use

Monthly Articles, Contests, Resources, and Upcoming Events

September's Quiz is on Protecting UCSF and Yourself from Ransomware

Please read  the article "Ransomware Attacks Continue to Surge" 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 Cybersecurity Awareness Site.

NEW Phish Alarm contest! You could win a $50 gift card and an official certificate of recognition! 

The top five people who use the Phish Alarm button to report potential phishing messages between June 1, 2024 and October 31, 2024 will be recognized as Phish Alarm Champions with an official certificate and win $50 Amazon Gift Cards. Remember if an email is at all strange, just report it.  Always better safe than sorry!

‌To learn more about how to report a phish, go to phishalrm.ucsf.edu.

Latest Phishing Campaign

If you missed the "red flags" from our latest  UCSF-wide mock phish, they are displayed at the bottom of our page "Protect UCSF and Myself from Phishing and Other Similar Scams."

If an email seems at all strange, report it via Phish Alarm. You will find out almost instantly how to further interact with the email. Over-reporting is not an issue! Better safe than sorry! 

New Duo fatigue Flyer to Help Combat Duo Fatigue Attacks! Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

Duo Fatigue Attacks are still happening! In these attacks, perpetrators who likely possess stolen passwords bombard individuals with Duo push notifications. The aim is for individuals to tire and mistakenly approve access, endangering their account and UCSF IT resources and Institutional information. To counter this, IT Security has developed a new flyer detailing essential protective measures. Please replace any old flyers with the new ones in approved locations like breakrooms and department bulletin boards. Each month document your new flyer postings with photos and send them to [email protected] to enter a $50 Amazon gift card draw. Congratulations to Andrea Fuller, the winner for August! You must be logged into your UCSF Microsoft Account to access and download:

Click here to open and print the flyer

Required UC Cybersecurity Awareness Course

All UCSF Faculty, Staff, and Students must annually complete the UC Cyber Fundamentals Awareness Course on the UC Learning Management System (LMS). 

‌Pat Phelan, UCSF CISO,  spoke at the June 7, 2024 UCSF Town Hall on the importance of this course and our new mandated compliance rate of 100%. Click here to see his whole presentation.

Click here to read Pat Phelan's article An Insider’s View on Why It’s Important to Take UC-Required Security Trainings

See the Latest Phishing Scams and Know

What To Do 

In the last year, cyber criminals delivered a wave of cyber-attacks that were not just highly coordinated, but far more frequent and advanced than ever before seen. Many of them began with a phishing email. To help everyone be more aware of the current widespread and impactful phishing scams, IT Security has created the Real Phishing Threats Page. It lists actual phish that have been received by UCSF and the prevalent phishing campaigns out in the world. It provide additional information on:

  • What to watch out for
  • Key actions to take
  • ‌Great resources to help combat phishing

‌Please bookmark the page and check back often. IT Security will be updating it frequently.

 

Ongoing Monthly Contests

 

Everyone Can Win a Prize!

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.

 

3. Each month we will be randomly selecting five people from everyone with “Satidfied” status on their UC Cyber Fundamentals Awareness Course assignment to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Here’s how to check your status on the annual training requirement:

  • Click on the UC Learning Center link in MyAccess
  • Click on “UC Learning Center Login” from the UC Learning Center page
  • Click on “Required Training”
  • Check the Status of “eCourse: UC Cyber Security Awareness Fundamentals”

Winners Circle

August Awareness Quiz Winners

Agatha Okobi

Jessica Crosby

Doug Carlson

Caroline Jens

Evangeline Pampilo

Lisa Duca

 

August Phish Alarm Winner

Ashley Knudson

 

August LMS Cybersecurity

Awareness Course Winners

Andrew Wong - Student Financial Services

Johnazen Perea

Jhessica Bucud

Ryan Gonzalez

Yushan Zhang

 

Top Quiz Referrers

Millo Pasquini

Cristina Morrison

‌‌Eve Phong (Dinh)

‌Khin Nyunt‌‌

Julie Erich

Thea Dela Cruz

Jennifer Camacho

Matthew Lau

Casey Nelson

‌‌Erin Accurso

Gato Gourly

‌John Hasper

Jason Dong

Upcoming Events

2024 UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month Celebration!

‌This October, join UC IT Security Awareness for a series of engaging cybersecurity events as part of the UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month (UC CAM) celebration. Enhance your cyber knowledge through contests and webinars that explore everything from properly sharing data to AI vulnerabilities and compliance. Open to all—students, faculty, and staff. 

Click here for additional information on all of the UCSF events and a link to the UCOP systemwide events page.

‌Featured UCSF events include:

  • So, You Think You Know IT Security? (Oct 1, 10:00 AM): Test your knowledge and win a $50 Amazon gift card. Register here!
  • Email looking suspish? It’s probably a phish. (Oct 3, 10:00 AM): Learn about the UCSF Anti-Phishing Program. Register here!
  • Interactive Measurements in Neural Networks with Trojans and Backdoors (Oct 10, 12:00 PM): Dive into AI security with expert Peter Bajcsy from NIST. Register here!
  • Nightmare on Cyber Street: Unleashing UCSF’s Data Security Compliance Program (Oct 22, 11:00 AM): Discover innovative cybersecurity tools. Register here!
  • How to Compliantly Share UCSF Data (Oct 24, 12:00 PM): Learn about compliant data-sharing practices. Register here!
  • Phish Alarm Reporting Contest Winners Announced! (Oct 31, 10:00 AM): Celebrate our vigilant community.

 

The UC Tech IT Blog - Events Page

Events for the UC Tech community help introduce new skills, resources, perspectives and people/network in support of your work and career. 

‌Click here to go to the UC IT Blog Events Page for live informative events

Great Free Awareness and Training Resources

UC 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Recordings

‌If you missed some of the educational events held by the University of California during Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, don't worry!  Many of the events were recorded and are now available by video. 

Click here to see a list of the recordings you can watch

Cybersecurity for the Clinician Video Training Series 

‌Produced and published in April 2023 as a free public service by the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group

The “Cybersecurity for the Clinician” video training series totaling 47 minutes among eight videos explains in easy, non-technical language what clinicians and students in the medical profession need to understand about how cyber attacks can affect clinical operations and patient safety, and how to do your part to help keep healthcare data, systems and patients safe from cyber threats.

Click here to watch the Cyber Clinician Video Series