UTS Cybersecurity

05/03/2025

Thank you, Amanda!😃

08/11/2024

07/11/2024

Hi staff & students. Are you having trouble finding cyber requirements in our policies? Ask the IT/Cyber Policy Bot for help!
https://uts-itpolicy-bot.azurewebsites.net/

21/07/2024

As always, threat actors try to take advantage of other's misfortune.
Malicious websites and unofficial code are being released claiming to help entities recover from the widespread outages caused by the CrowdStrike incident.

Please get updates directly from official CrowdStrike.
https://www.crowdstrike.com/falcon-content-update-remediation-and-guidance-hub/

Access consolidated remediation and guidance resources for the CrowdStrike Falcon content update affecting Windows hosts.

04/07/2024

Is your Digital Footprint putting you at risk?
A digital footprint is the trail of data you create while using the internet. ​It includes the websites you visit, the emails you send, and the information you submit online.

Dive into Phriendly Phishing's tips on how to Protect your Digital Footprint

30/04/2024

Have you secured your home network?

https://www.cyber.gov.au/protect-yourself/staying-secure-online/secure-your-wifi-and-router

You may refer to your router as the "Modem", the "Wi-Fi" or just as the "internet". It is the small box from your internet service provider (ISP) that connects devices like your phone and laptop to the internet. This could be a single device, or many devices that perform separate functions.   You s...

19/03/2024

ESET Australia launches 2024 Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship competition

As Clare O'Neil MP (Minister for Cyber Security) posted on LinkedIn:

". . .to protect Australians from new and emerging cyber threats, we need a diverse cyber security workforce.
We need all types of people from different life perspectives thinking innovatively, stopping threats, and advocating for security.
And while the number of women in cyber security is growing, it’s not fast enough."

https://www.eset.com/au/about/newsroom/press-releases1/press-releases/eset-australia-launches-2024-women-in-cybersecurity-scholarship-competition/

ESET Australia launches 2024 Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship competition10.03.202410.03.2024In celebration of International Women’s Day, ESET Australia is proud to announce its third annual Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship program. For the second year, ESET Australia is teaming up with Minist...

08/03/2024

Today is International Women's Day.
The cybersecurity team was asked how diversity impacts effectiveness.

https://studentutsedu.sharepoint.com/sites/Beyondthefirewall/SitePages/Let%E2%80%99s-hear-what-our-cyber-team-has-to-say-about-gender-diversity!.aspx

(Staff and student access only)

12/02/2024

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3823709946

This is an exciting new role for the Cybersecurity team in UTS and offers the opportunity to lead and shape the diverse area of raising awareness of cyber threats and helping people change to cyber safe behaviours across UTS.

16/01/2024

Keep an eye out for fake messages from Facebook.
This one is reasonably obvious with the misspellings in the link.