Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cyber attackers look for easy targets. Don’t be one of them. Discover simple cybersecurity best practices that can help protect your information and keep you safer online.
Don’t Make It Easy For Them
Join us this October as we promote the 23rd annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year’s theme is #Don’tMakeItEasyForThem. Find out how you can protect yourself online by referencing our digital resources and following us on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Big Ten Cybersecurity Gameshow 2026
Showcase your cybersecurity knowledge
Wednesday, October 1: 1 p.m.
Test your cybersecurity knowledge alongside Rutgers students, staff, and faculty in a friendly face-off against students, faculty, and staff from other Big Ten universities. Advance registration is required. Visit Level UP Your Cyber Game – College Gameday Edition to help Rutgers bring home a win.
Cybersecurity events
Join Rutgers and other Big Ten universities at the following virtual events throughout the month.
How to Survive the AI Apocalypse
October 6: 1 p.m. – Register for Zoom event
Join Helen Patton, executive cybersecurity advisor, as she discusses AI’s impact on your job today, your long-term career goals, and your overall well-being.Register for the webinar
BTAA CISO panel
October 8: 1 p.m.
Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from the University of Oregon, Northwestern University, and Michigan State University will discuss the security challenges higher education institutions encounter.
Attend the panel
The CIS AI journey: what worked, what we adjusted, what we’re still figuring out
October 13: noon
Brian Calkin, chief technology innovation officer at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), discusses AI program governance, focusing on strategies that have worked and items still under review.
Attend the panel
Leading secure AI adoption in higher education: governance strategies for an evolving threat landscape
October 15: 2 p.m.
M.K. Palmore, founder and principal advisor at Apogee Global RMS, shares practical governance strategies for managing AI risk, strengthening institutional resilience, and aligning cybersecurity with organizational priorities.
Attend the webinar
An introduction to the evolving federal research cybersecurity landscape and what it means for university IT teams
October 29: 2:00 p.m. – Register for Zoom event
Join Rutgers’ Mike DiLalo of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, along with experts from Arizona State University and Educause, as they discuss federal cybersecurity requirements for research projects. They’ll present a plain-language introduction to the requirements, where federal guidance stands today, and how research compliance requirements relate to IT environments.
Register for the session
Cybersecurity Resources
Don’t make it easy for cybercriminals. Explore these external resources for quick tips and resources to stay cyber safe.
Information security awareness
Read and share stories that highlight key tips and resources for cybersecurity.
