Stay Safe Online
How you can participate
Join us for these activities and learning opportunities throughout October to learn cyber basics.
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Cybersecurity Escape Room Challenge
Test your cybersecurity knowledge by progressing through 6 rooms. Answer each question to move forward.
Cybersecurity Awareness training
Training is required for all UW–Madison employees and is available for anyone with a NetID.
Test your cybersecurity knowledge today!
Big 10 Academic Alliance cybersecurity events
Cybersecurity Gameshow
October 1, 2025, 12:30pm CT
Cyber skills are the new life skills. Join us for a turbocharged cybersecurity competition with other Big Ten colleges. Last year, the UW–Madison team went home with the top prize.
Scary Cyber Tales: Don’t Let Your Data Go Bump in the Night
October 22, 2025, 1pm CT
This event is a spine-chilling journey into the real-life dangers of the digital world. We’ll share real-world stories of cyberattacks, data breaches, and online scams that will make you think twice about your digital security.
BTAA CISO Panel: Securing the Mission: Building Awareness and Resilience in Higher Ed
October 9, 2025, 1pm CT
Higher education institutions face security challenges that demand thoughtful, coordinated responses across many of our distributed environments. Our panelists will cover topics related to risk within our organizations, how to build and deliver a strong security awareness program and culture, and where they see the security space evolving to further educate and promote security in the higher education space.
Rachel Tobac: Exploiting Trust—The Human Element of Security
October 29, 2025, 11am CT
Rachel Tobac executes social engineering attacks for a living and uses her real-life ethical hacking stories to keep organizations up to date on the methods criminals are using to trick people. She will break down recent cyber attacks in the news, and how to defend against the latest hacking methods, even when criminals are using AI.
4 things you can do
Throughout October, CISA, NCA, and UW–Madison will highlight key action steps that everyone should take:
