Knowledgeable and security-savvy users are the best defense again cyber crime and are critical to U of G’s security plan. In addition to our ongoing security awareness marketing initiatives and the annual Cyber Security Awareness Roadshow, new initiatives were launched this year to strengthen user behaviour. 

Internal phishing campaigns targeted to various departments, especially those who handle sensitive information, have proven to be an effective and engaging way to create awareness about the signs of malicious emails. This year, we also partnered with Communications & Public Affairs to create a custom, secure, U of G-branded URL shortening service (uoguel.ph), allowing for the creation of safe short links for marketing purposes on campus. This served a dual purpose - creating awareness about the dangers of short URLs among our campus communicators, and providing them a safe alternative. We also instituted a process whereby known malicious emails are removed before they reach user inboxes.