UC mandates cybersecurity awareness training for all employees

By Jillian Frankel

The University of California officials emailed UC student employees and faculty Oct. 26, asking them to complete mandatory cybersecurity awareness training, after officials determined cyberattacks are a serious threat to the UC.

UC Office of the President spokesperson Kate Moser said UCOP officials wanted all UC employees to take cybersecurity awareness courses to inform them about online attacks against the university and what they can to do mitigate them.

In July, cyberattacks targeting UCLA Health compromised the personal and medical information of as many as 4.5 million people. Attackers accessed a network that contained names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and some medical information, among other information.

Moser said the SANS Institute, a computer security training and certification company, developed the training curriculum, which takes about 50 minutes to complete. She added she was unsure how much the class costs to implement.

Arnisha Royston, a fourth-year American literature and culture student, said she thinks the email she received about the training was vague and did not specify that the training was mandatory.

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[Source]: Daily Bruin