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).
How to Survive the AI Apocalypse
Wednesday, 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. Advance registration is required. Register for the event using your Rutgers email.
Cybersecurity events
Join Rutgers and other Big Ten universities at the following virtual events throughout the month.
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
BTAA Women+ in Technology Coffee Catchup
October 21: 12:30 — 1:30 p.m.
Join the BTAA’s Women+ in Technology group’s monthly coffee catchup. This October, you’ll attend a panel discussion on cyber safety and security with our counterparts from other BTAA schools.
Attend the panel
An introduction to the evolving federal research cybersecurity landscape and what it means for university IT teams
October 29: 2:00 p.m.
Join Rutgers’ Mike DiLalo of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, along with experts from Regulated Research Community of Practice (RRCoP) 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.
