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What you’ll learn
Western’s CyberSmart Training, hosted on the MetaCompliance platform, provides quick, practical lessons on how to stay safe online. It equips you with the knowledge to:
- Recognize and avoid phishing and social engineering scams
- Safeguard personal and institutional data
- Develop safer habits when using email, cloud storage, and social media
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Why do the training?
This training is an annual requirement for all Western students, faculty and staff.
Understanding cybersecurity is essential, not just to protect yourself, but to help keep Western’s entire community safe. Just like staying home when you are sick benefits others, improving your online safety practices helps protect everyone around you.
In your CyberSmart training, you'll learn how to recognize and defend against online threats reduces the risk of identity theft, data breaches, and other cybercrimes.
Being CyberSmart helps protect:
- personally identifiable information (PII)
- health data (PHI)
- intellectual property
- institutional systems.
Western’s phishing simulation program
To complement CyberSmart training, Western’s Security Operations team also runs phishing simulations throughout the year. These controlled tests help raise awareness about real phishing tactics by sending mock phishing emails to staff, faculty, and students. If you fall for a simulation, you’ll receive immediate feedback with tips to recognize future scams.
Phishing is one of the most common attacks against universities. Staying alert and informed is one of the simplest ways you can help protect yourself and Western!
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