Faculty and staff: Stay ahead of cyber threats with new, online cybersecurity awareness training in under an hour.
The Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Program provides educational offerings to assist clinical, academic, and administrative staff with staying up-to-date with regulatory training requirements (i.e. PCI-DSS, GLBA, etc.), supplemental training on handling Rutgers data classified Critical/Restricted, as well as general Cybersecurity Awareness Training to educate active staff and faculty on how to protect both university and personal information.
The program offers online, in-person, and hybrid training options to support the university’s various training requirements.
Current training offerings
Managers/Deans/Supervisors must submit a training request for all faculty, staff, guests, and student workers who are required to complete mandatory compliance training in their respective units, schools, or departments. Once enrolled, employees will be prompted to complete the training annually until a removal request is submitted or the employee leaves the University.
(This form may be used for all the training described below.)
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Training
Online training modules are available for employees who have access to Nonpublic Personal Information (NPI) covered under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Mandatory GLBA training must be completed by enrolled employees on an annual basis.
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Training
Online training modules are available for employees who collect, handle, process, or have access to payment card data covered under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Mandatory PCI-DSS training must be completed by enrolled employees on an annual basis.
Handling Sensitive Data Training
Online training modules focusing on the secure handling of Critical (i.e., Protected Health Information (PHI)) and Restricted data are available for employees who regularly handle or come in contact with sensitive data as a function of their role (i.e., clinical, research, admin, etc.). Employees handling PHI/ePHI are recommended to complete this training as a supplement to mandatory annual HIPAA training.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training
Online training modules focusing on topics such as identifying phishing scams, account security, and protecting information online are available to all active faculty and staff. This optional training is updated annually, and faculty and staff are automatically enrolled upon hire. Researchers and Principal Investigators (PIs) are recommended to complete this training as a supplement to mandatory Research Security training.