Passwords are a necessary part of our digital lives. They protect everything from our social media accounts to our banks – but many of us fall prey to bad password habits. However, crafting passwords can be easy and will help you Secure Our World. Let’s start with the essentials; what exactly makes a strong password? […]
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Enhancing Cybersecurity Awareness at Our University On Wednesday, April 24th, all staff members received an email inviting them to participate in this year’s annual cybersecurity training. These carefully curated courses cover a wide range of relevant topics, ensuring that every member of our community gains essential knowledge to protect our institution. Why Is This Training […]
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After a busy 2023 at Surrey, with some highlights including winning Cyber University of the Year in the National Cyber Awards along with our colleagues in Surrey Centre for Cyber Security, we have a lot of activities planned for 2024, and therefore wanted to highlight some public engagement events coming up. UCISA webinar on Microsoft […]
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Since early December 2022 the Cyber Security Team at University of Surrey has operated a phishing reporting mailbox which integrates with a Report Phish button deployed to all Outlook clients. This enables staff and students to report suspect emails to members of the Cyber Security Team for further analysis, and if appropriate, takedown of malicious […]
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Are you free? I’d like to ask you a favour I’m in a meeting so please don’t call me, just reply to this email Kind Regards, Your Manager This is an example of a gift card scam. If you respond to this initial email, then the scammer will ask you to buy some gift cards […]
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October is European Cybersecurity Month, and as part of this initiative, the Cybersecurity team, alongside colleagues in the Computer Science department are raising awareness, promoting good cybersecurity practice, and promoting career opportunities in the field of cybersecurity. The University are one of only 9 institutions in the UK which have both recognition for being an […]
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