{"666704":{"#nid":"666704","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Biannual Cybersecurity Awareness Training Deadline Extended to April 28","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will launch its 2023 Spring Biannual Cybersecurity Awareness Training for employees on Monday, April 3.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith data protection and cybersecurity in mind, the University System of Georgia mandates cybersecurity training twice per calendar year for employees at each of its 26 institutions.\u202f\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u202fAll faculty, staff, and student employees (including GTRI employees) must complete the training. (Affiliates and employees on a leave of absence by April 3 are not required to complete the spring training.)\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegularly occurring cybersecurity awareness training ensures that the Tech community remains vigilant, prepared, and empowered to identify cyber threats when they encounter them. Training also encourages employees to adopt practices that safeguard their information and technology from ransomware attacks and other compromises.\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHeightened awareness and shared responsibility around cybersecurity is paramount,\u201d said Leo Howell, chief information security officer at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe all must do our part to keep our campus safe from cyber threats. For the spring training, we will focus specifically on social engineering red flags, such as how to spot unsafe web and email addresses within a sender\u2019s email message to prevent phishing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAccessing the Training\u003C\/strong\u003E\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEmployees who are required to take the 2023 Spring Biannual Cybersecurity Awareness Training will receive an email on April 3, with further instructions on how to access the training. Only employees who receive this email are required to take the training.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u202f\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDue to campuswide technical issues, the deadline has been extended to Friday, April 28, to allow employees additional time to complete the training.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmployees can learn more about the training by visiting \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.service-now.com\/home?id=kb_article_view\u0026amp;sysparm_article=KB0041303\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E2023 Spring Cybersecurity Awareness Training FAQs\u003C\/a\u003E and report issues related to the training course via the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.service-now.com\/home?id=sc_cat_item\u0026amp;sys_id=0f94cce11b4bb09ca8622f4b234bcb5a\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECompliance Training Request Help Page.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Training Deadline Extended to April 28"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUPDATE Apr. 14:\u003C\/strong\u003E Georgia Tech launched its 2023 Spring Biannual Cybersecurity Awareness Training on Monday, April 3. Due to campuswide technical issues, the deadline has been extended to Friday, April 28, to allow employees additional time to complete the training.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Training Deadline Extended to April 28"}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2023-03-21 14:15:20","changed_gmt":"2023-04-14 15:04:29","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-03-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"192344","name":"annual compliance"},{"id":"1404","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"145171","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Eoit@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"basic_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}