Cybersecurity

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It is essential that we are all aware of the risks of working and studying online, and that we take the appropriate precautions to do so safely. Visit Cybersecurity@Cambridge to find out about how to stay safe online and protect your research and data from theft or cyberattack.   

Cyber security training on Moodle 

This training course contains a series of short films and quizzes explaining online safety issues, with lots of helpful hints and tips. For more information, click here. 

Guides, training videos and presentations 

We've also created simple guides and training videos based on our cyber security training course for quick reference:  

• Choosing a strong password, password security and password managers  

• Phishing  

• Social media profiling  

• Malware  

• Scams aimed at students  

• Information security best practice for working from home  

• Storing and sharing personal data  

Protecting Research Data

Advice and guidance to reduce the Information Security Risk along with IT help and support is available from University Information Support (UIS). This advice helps the calculation of a risk score for scenarios through assessment of the impact against the likelihood of the threat happening using a grid. To reduce the risk the impact and/or the likelihood would need to be reduced. You may also find these pages useful: 

• Storing your data 

• Information asset tools and 

• Reducing risk 

Watch our video on Cyber Awareness and Safety on the University Staff Hub to find out more about the risks to working and studying online and what you can do.