3 Ways to Use Mindfulness to "Click with Caution" and Combat Cybercrime
11/02/23 • 16 min
It can feel like a losing battle - cybercriminals constantly up their online tricks to convince us to give away confidential information.
Don't be fooled by their fake emails, text messages, and phone calls.
Join your hosts, James and Wendy, for an engaging conversation about how the Yale community can up their cyber know-how and keep our campus community safe.
Here's a preview of what you'll hear in this episode:
▶️ Why mindfulness is a powerful strategy to combat phishing attempts
▶️ How Yale's Click with Caution - Recognize, Relax, Rethink campaign provides a simple and effective approach to outsmart online thieves
▶️ An eye-opening story about the impact of clicking on a malicious link. Learn about what happened at Baruch College when someone unknowingly loaded malware on their system a few months ago. Hint: it's bigger than you may imagine
▶️ Our Buzzword of the Day - Social Engineering
Listen and apply these techniques at Yale (and beyond) to stay safe online.
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Calls to Action:
Ready to join us and build your cyber muscles?
Here are three simple actions you can take:
- Register for one of our November cybersecurity awareness events.
- Test your knowledge – complete our self-paced Kahoot and see how much you know about Clicking with Caution.
- Review our Click with Caution page for more insights and tips to stay safe online.
Learn more about Yale Cybersecurity Awareness at cybersecurity.yale.edu/awareness
Never miss an episode! Sign up to receive Bee Cyber Fit podcast alerts.
It can feel like a losing battle - cybercriminals constantly up their online tricks to convince us to give away confidential information.
Don't be fooled by their fake emails, text messages, and phone calls.
Join your hosts, James and Wendy, for an engaging conversation about how the Yale community can up their cyber know-how and keep our campus community safe.
Here's a preview of what you'll hear in this episode:
▶️ Why mindfulness is a powerful strategy to combat phishing attempts
▶️ How Yale's Click with Caution - Recognize, Relax, Rethink campaign provides a simple and effective approach to outsmart online thieves
▶️ An eye-opening story about the impact of clicking on a malicious link. Learn about what happened at Baruch College when someone unknowingly loaded malware on their system a few months ago. Hint: it's bigger than you may imagine
▶️ Our Buzzword of the Day - Social Engineering
Listen and apply these techniques at Yale (and beyond) to stay safe online.
*******
Calls to Action:
Ready to join us and build your cyber muscles?
Here are three simple actions you can take:
- Register for one of our November cybersecurity awareness events.
- Test your knowledge – complete our self-paced Kahoot and see how much you know about Clicking with Caution.
- Review our Click with Caution page for more insights and tips to stay safe online.
Learn more about Yale Cybersecurity Awareness at cybersecurity.yale.edu/awareness
Never miss an episode! Sign up to receive Bee Cyber Fit podcast alerts.
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Celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Understanding Internet Cookies
Do you know that it's the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
It's the perfect time to kick off Season 3 of the Bee Cyber Fit podcast.
Join your hosts, James and Wendy, for an engaging conversation about how the Yale community can "Bee a Yale Cyber Hero" in October.
Here's a sampling of what you'll hear:
▶️ The history behind Cybersecurity Awareness Month and how it's evolved from a national event into an international movement.
▶️ How Yale University is celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month and amplifying key messages about online safety.
▶️ An overview of our weekly themes
- Save the day by reporting suspicious activity
- Defend Yale's resources by knowing your risk
- Defeat online thieves with robust passwords
- Combat cybercrime by protecting your email
▶️ How you can Bee a Yale Cyber Hero and up your cyber know-how.
▶️ Our Buzzword of the Day - Cookies
And lots of information to help you keep Yale data and systems safe!
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Calls to Action:
Ready to join us for Cybersecurity Awareness Month and "Bee a Yale Cyber Hero?"
Here are three simple actions you can take to learn more.
- Visit our Cybersecurity Awareness Month webpage for our weekly themes, puzzles, events, and posters.
- Register for one or more events and build your cyber powers with your fellow Yalies!
- Share this episode with a fellow student or colleague interested in building their cyber skills.
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Learn more about Yale Cybersecurity Awareness at cybersecurity.yale.edu/awareness
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Building Cyber Resilience: A Look at Yale's 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Initiatives & 2024 Preview
Get ready to get cyber fit with us!
Join us as we unwrap Yale University's cybersecurity awareness program in 2023, reveal our upcoming plans, and guide you on defending against a prevalent cyber threat - domain spoofing.
Alongside our boss, Jess Flower, we'll journey through the past year, reminiscing about our favorite moments, from engaging workshops to our successful self-paced trivia game aimed at boosting your cyber safety.
Prepare to flex your cyber muscles and outsmart potential cyber threats. We'll show you how the bad guys are getting smarter and why your intuition matters more than ever. Emotions can be telltale signs of potential attacks, and we'll explain why.
Plus we're jazzed up about our upcoming "New Year, New You" campaign, which encourages you to take manageable steps to strengthen your cyber defenses. Get the inside scoop on what we have planned.
As we wrap up, we want to express our sincere gratitude to our listeners and share our excitement for the year ahead. There's so much to look forward to in the world of Yale cybersecurity, and we can't wait to explore it with you!
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Calls to Action:
Ready to join us and build your cyber muscles?
Here are three simple actions you can take:
- Read our Winter Bee Cyber Fit newsletter - catch up on the latest cybersecurity news at Yale.
- Weigh in with your feedback - complete our annual cybersecurity awareness survey. Your opinion matters and your insights will help shape our cybersecurity awareness program in 2024 and beyond.
- Sign up to receive alerts about the 21-day cyber habit challenge, part of our New Year, New You campaign that kicks off in January.
Learn more about Yale Cybersecurity Awareness at cybersecurity.yale.edu/awareness
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Bee Cyber Fit: Simplifying Cybersecurity for Everyone - 3 Ways to Use Mindfulness to "Click with Caution" and Combat Cybercrime
Transcript
[intro]
Wendy Battles: Welcome to the Bee Cyber Fit Podcast, where we're simplifying cybersecurity for everyone, where we cut through confusing cyber speak and make cybersecurity simple and easy to digest. I'm one of your hosts, Wendy Battles.
James Tucciarone: I'm James Tucciarone. Together, we're part of Yale University's information security, policy, and awareness team. Our department works behind the scenes to support Yale's mission of teaching, learning, and scholarly research.
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