Other Cybersecurity Month Events
Oregon Cyber Resilience Summit: October 7th, 2026, EMU
Cybersecurity Awareness Team at ASUO’s Street Faire: Oct 14th - 16th
This month, let’s focus on the actions we can take to protect our personal lives, community, and university, especially in the digital world.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a global initiative focused on educating individuals and businesses about online safety and empowering them to protect their data from cybercrime. This year’s theme, Securing the Next 250, which recognizes the nation's 250th anniversary and focuses on building a secure digital future for America’s next era.
Date: Oct 1, 2026
Time: 10 - 11am PT
The Cybersecurity Gameshow is on Oct 1st. Come help UO defend its 2025 Champion Title! Registration is required.
By adopting basic precautions, people can strengthen their defenses against online threats and make it harder for cybercriminals to target them:
To better safeguard your online accounts, a password alone isn’t enough. Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication can better safeguard your information and prevent unwanted logins. Make sure to activate MFA on all your accounts that support it-- particularly for email, social media, and financial ones.
Cybercriminals attempt to steal sensitive information such as passwords and personal data through scams known as "phishing". These scams can appear as emails, texts, and phone calls, and are designed to prompt a response or get you to click on links. Make sure to report any scams you see at Phishtank.uoregon.edu!
Developers are constantly patching vulnerabilities in their programs-- just as quickly as people find them! Be sure to keep up with the latest updates and bug fixes for your software to stay secure. Allowing apps to auto-update can also be beneficial.
Your password is one of the first things you should be keeping secure when it comes to online safety. Weak passwords can easily be guessed. Make sure to incorporate a mix of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Additionally, a password manager can assist in generating unique passwords and storing them for your convenience.
October 8, 2026
10:00 am PT
Higher education institutions face security challenges that demand thoughtful, coordinated responses across many of our distributed environments. Addressing these challenges effectively requires not only structure and leadership but also a shared understanding of the complexity that underpins our work, all the while meeting the mission of teaching, learning, and research. Our panelists will cover topics related to risk within our organizations, how to build and deliver a strong security awareness program and culture, and where they see the security space evolving to further educate and promote security in the higher education.
Panelists: José Domínguez (Oregon), Brandon Grill (Northwestern), Andrew Weisskopf (Michigan State)
From interactive workshops to expert panels, campuses are hosting a variety of activities to promote digital safety and awareness. Please note that some events listed on each university’s event page may be restricted to their students, faculty, and staff.