Cybersecurity Awareness Events

QB3 Webinar - Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know in 2022 with Elvis Chan, FBI, Allison Henry, UC Berkeley, and Pat Phelan UC San Francisco (May 17)

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.

During Identity Theft Awareness Week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its partners hosted free webinars, podcasts, and other events focused on trending issues in identity theft. Topics included how to detect identity theft, protect against it, and recover if identity theft occurs. Find out the top identity theft scams — and how to avoid them — with content from some of these events now available on-demand.

Facebook Live: Impersonator Scams and Identity Theft

Jeff Abramo of the AARP Fraud Watch Network and FTC Northwest Regional Directory Chuck Harwood talk about trending schemes that impersonators use to steal personal information – and how to spot and avoid them. Available on-demand at http://www.facebook.com/aarpfraudwatchnetwork.

Webinar: Staying Safe Online

Experts from the FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) discuss online safety practices that can lessen your risk of identity theft. Available on-demand on the ITRC Events webpage.

Facebook Live: Combating Identity Theft for Servicemembers & Veterans

Troy Broussard of AARP's Veterans and Military Families Initiative and Carol Kando-Pineda of the FTC discuss how servicemembers, veterans, and their families can fight identity theft. Available on-demand at http://www.facebook.com/aarpfraudwatchnetwork.

Data Privacy Day 2022 (Jan. 26)

The events of 2020 and 2021 underlined the necessity for data privacy in a big way. So much so, that Data Privacy Day is now Data Privacy Week in order to give the topic the attention it needs. Now in early 2022, the cybersecurity and data privacy community are intensely focused on protecting individuals and organizations from data breach scandals, fragmented data privacy legislation, and misuse of personal information.

The Data Privacy Balancing Act, hosted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and LinkedIn, convened data privacy experts from industry, government, academia, and non-profit for an afternoon of discussions on hot topics in privacy that included:

How to Break Down Barriers to Privacy Careers for Underrepresented Populations

Watch the recording

UC Berkeley hosted a panel discussion among privacy officials from across the UC system and the public sector about how to address the lack of diversity in the Privacy field and how to break down barriers to entry for young professionals of color who are interested in Privacy careers.

(Event recordings provided below as available.)

A Webinar on Digital Equity - Panel Discussion (December 2)

During the week of November 29 to December 3, 2021, UCSC hosted the first ever digital equity week. What is Digital Equity?

Digital Equity is creating equal access technology that enables individuals to participate in society. The five components of digital equity include:

• Affordable, robust broadband Internet service.
• Internet-enabled devices that meet the needs of the user.
• Access to digital literacy training. This means that individuals know how to use and navigate digital software and hardware in a way that supports their needs and use.
• Quality technical support. If an individual runs into a technical issue, they should have access to help and support to resolve the issue.
• Applications and online content designed to enable and encourage self-sufficiency, participation and collaboration. 

Do You have the technology you need to be successful?

Panelists included UCSC Alumnus and Founder and Executive Director of Digital NEST, Jacob Martinez, UCSC Chief Information Security Officer, Brian Hall and UCSC Compliance Coordinator, Cecilia Carrillo. The session was moderated by UCSC Student Magdalena Ramirez.

Modern Automotive Vulnerabilities: The Science Behind the Fast and the Furious (November 12)

Over the last decade, a range of research has transformed our understanding of automobiles. What we traditionally envisioned as mere mechanical conveyances are now more widely appreciated as complex distributed systems "with wheels". A car purchased today has virtually all aspects of its physical behavior mediated through dozens of microprocessors, themselves networked internally, and connected to a range of external digital channels. As a result, software vulnerabilities in automotive firmware potentially allow an adversary to obtain arbitrary control over the vehicle. Indeed, led by UC San Diego and the University of Washington, multiple research groups have been able to demonstrate such remote control of unmodified automobiles from a variety of manufacturers.

Watch the recording of the discussion in which Stefan Savage highlights how our understanding of automotive security vulnerabilities has changed over time, how unique challenges in the automotive sector give rise to these problems and create non-intuitive constraints on their solutions and, finally, the forces that naturally limit the kinds of automotive attacks seen in the wild. You may also enjoy listening to a conversation with Stefan for the ITS Podcast released November 3.

Choose Your Own Cybersecurity Adventure: How to get started and succeed in the InfoSec field (October 18)

It's no secret that technology is evolving faster and faster each day. Which means the types of skills and the needs of organizations to protect and secure those technologies is changing just as quickly. Trying to get started in the Information Security or Cybersecurity fields can be difficult, at best, with the ever-changing curriculums and often unreasonable levels of skill being asked for by many hiring managers.

For both students and educators, it can be difficult to know what the most relevant courses are, what topics should be focused on and what additional skills will help position the next generation of security practitioners for success. And this leads to the questions: What area of cybersecurity should I specialize in? How do I demonstrate skill and experience when I'm first interviewing? How do we better prepare students to be successful in their careers? Are there some skills and knowledge that are more in demand than others?

Watch the recording of the discussion where Nathan Wenzler, Chief Security Strategist at Tenable, shared what he's seen work for both educators and students over a 25 year career of mentoring new practitioners and leaders in the cybersecurity field as well as what trends are being seen in the industry for what skills and topics both students and educators should include in their programs to remain relevant for the future. 

Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know (May 20)

The May 20 webinar, Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know, featured FBI Agent Elvis Chan and UC San Francisco CISO Pat Phelan. Since an FBI agent presented, the session could not be recorded, however, Agent Chan provided some standard FBI handouts covering common cybersecurity topics, including ransomware.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Digital Age (April 30)

UC Santa Barbara also hosted the April 30 event, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Digital Age (Zoom recording), where we had the opportunity to hold a discussion on this vitally important topic with Jessica Robinson, Founder and CEO of PurePoint International. She spoke on why systemic racism poses a threat to cybersecurity infrastructure, the role of leadership and management in cultivating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within the cybersecurity field, and what action items can be taken to highlight the importance of DEI in the digital context.

The Credibility of Misinformation (March 5)

UC Santa Barbara opened the series with two great webinars. First, was the March 5 event The Credibility of Misinformation moderated by Professor Joseph B. Walther who spoke with Professor Miriam Metzger. These accomplished professors covered the implications of Professor Metzger's research on how individuals perceive misinformation and its sources, and what you can do to protect yourself and your communities from the damaging effects of misinformation.  

General Campus Presentations

LastPass Enterprise at UC San Diego (July 27, 2021)

LastPass Enterprise is UC San Diego’s password manager of choice. No more writing down passwords on a sticky note or keeping a spreadsheet on your desktop.

Watch this recording of the live presentation to find out how you can use LastPass to securely manage both your university (e.g. Business Systems, Active Directory) and your personal accounts (e.g. online banking, tax preparation) on all of your devices.

This presentation can also be delivered directly to departmental groups if desired. Contact cybersecurity@ucsd.edu to coordinate your team presentation. 

We hope you were able to attend some of the events throughout October 2021 coordinated by our systemwide UC Cyber Champions team for campus locations to celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month. If you missed any, head over to our CSAM events page to find available session recordings, games like Spot the Phish from KnowBe4, and additional resources. Keep doing your part to #BeCyberSmart.

Also, reach out to cybersecurity@ucsd.edu and schedule your team to play the Security Feud game or Teams: CyberEscape Online escape rooms from Living Security. You're guaranteed to have fun!

On Demand Game and Video from KnowBe4

On Demand Movie and Videos, User-led & Moderator-led Games from Living Security

This online team-based cybersecurity training offers two storylines to choose from and creates an engaging gamified experience for all levels of employees. A Virtual Host will lead you in a battle against the clock during CyberEscape Online. Every minute counts! Success (and failure) will depend on your ability to navigate puzzles and uncover clues to identify and locate the insider threat. Choose to collaborate with up to seven teammates, or you could try it on your own. As team completions occur, you can see where you rank on the Leaderboard. Contact cybersecurity@ucsd.edu to schedule your team's play.

See the trailer here.

Please be prepared to use the latest version of the supported browsers (Chrome, Microsoft Edge) on a laptop or desktop for both cyber escape rooms. 

Cinema Event

Video Modules

CIP - Synthetic Identity Theft from Living Security on Vimeo.

Cyber Hygiene - How to Securely Work from Home during COVID-19

CIP - Vendor Email Compromise from Living Security on Vimeo. 

Games

Security Feud

Infographic

Seven Deadly Sins of Working From Home