About CyberSmart Training

Western University's “Computing, Technology & Information Resources” Policy has been created to foster an environment that will protect Western Ontario University, its students, staff and faculty from information security threats that could compromise privacy, productivity, reputation, or intellectual property rights. (see MAPP 1.13)

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
  • Recognize and defend against online threats reduce 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.  

Why do the training?  

This training is an annual requirement for all Western students, faculty and staff.  

Western’s digital infrastructure contains important and sometimes very sensitive information relating to our Academic and Research activities. 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 - it is a shared responsibility that involves everyone in our campus community.

What is the training platform? 

Western has partnered with MetaCompliance to provide the Western community with CyberSmart Training. This training is designed to highlight cybersecurity best practices on a variety of subjects including using strong passwords to recognizing phishing attacks. This information will help you to do your part in assisting Western to ensure that our digital infrastructure and assets are managed safely and securely. This training module takes approximately 30 minutes to complete but does not need to be completed in one session.  That is, if you leave the module midway, you may continue later. A certificate will be issued provided you pass the evaluation with a minimum score of 80%.

Complete your CyberSmart training here!

To log-in, you will first be directed to Western’s Single Sign-On service. Once you have entered your Western credentials and have been authenticated, you will be forwarded to the MetaCompliance training platform.

 

 

 


 


 

 


 

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