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CyberSmart: Staying Safer Online
Cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to target individuals and higher education institutions including Western, making it more important than ever to stay informed. Join us for a live virtual session designed to help you recognize common scams, protect personal and financial information, and build safer online habits.
In this one-hour session, you’ll learn from Western’s CISO, Brent Fowles, about what’s trending in cybersecurity at an institutional level so you can help protect Western from threats, as well as what’s happening at a personal level so you can protect yourself.
We’ll discuss:
- How social engineering scams and phishing use urgency, threats, and deceptive communication techniques to manipulate victims.
- Practical security tips, including the benefits of password managers, how to check whether your credentials have been exposed in a data breach, and the steps to take if you believe you've been targeted.