That's A Wrap on Cyber Security Awareness Month 2023!

That’s a wrap on Cyber Security Awareness Month – thank you for engaging with our content all month long!

In case you missed some of our newsletters this month, or you’re interested in reading them again, you can find them all here:

• Week 1 – Intro
• Week 2 – Unlock Your Phishing Self-Defence Skills
• Week 3 – How to Outrun Advances in Cybercrime
• Week 4 – Strength in Numbers

Thanks for Reporting the Phish!

Did you correctly identify and report the phishing email below? This year, we tried to be more subtle with the spelling mistakes, but a pair of well-trained, cyber-aware eyes could spot the phish!

If you reported this email, you might have noticed: 

1. The sender's email address is quarant@baracudanetwork.con, not quarantine@ess.barracudanetworks.com (the real email address). 
2. The email does not have the usual branding and formatting that the Barracuda emails usually have.
3. The link when you hover over 'Release messages' is a fake (and misspelled) "SharePoint" link.

For comparison, here's what a legitimate Barracuda Quarantine Email looks like: 

More information about this year's phishing simulation will be shared in a future newsletter. 

Congratulations to our winners!

Winners for the prizes below have been announced in the email version of this newsletter – congratulations and thank you for participating! We will contact you via email to give you your prize.

• Week 1 quiz winner (Laurier water bottle and magnet)
• Week 2 quiz winner (Laurier water bottle and magnet)
• Week 3 quiz winner (Laurier water bottle and magnet)
• Week 4 quiz winner (Laurier water bottle and magnet)
• Grand prize quiz winner (iPhone 11)
• Phishing simulation winner (a choice of Jabra Evolve2 Buds or a Dell 24 Monitor P2422H)

Again, thank you for helping to create a more secure and safe digital space for the Laurier community. We hope that you will continue to keep these cyber security tips in mind, share them with others, and continue reporting suspicious messages to reportspam@wlu.ca.
 
Keep an eye out for our regular monthly cybersecurity newsletters and stay cyber safe!