GW IT Risk and Assurance provides various information and resources through workshops and webinars as well as posts to our blog site. The team is highlighting newly added Blog site resources. Note some content referenced is hosted on GW Box and only accessible by those with GW Box access. We hope to add more content sharing options for the wider community soon.
Please visit our resources page for more information about content being shared on GW Box
Quickstart Uploaded - Finding CyberSecurity Awareness Content in Talent@GW
All Faculty and Staff can access professionally created content from KnowBe4 (our awareness content provider) as well as Linkedin Learning on Talent@GW. If you are familiar with Talent@GW, you can search for training using the global search box (top right side Talent@GW portal). For anyone not familiar with Talent@GW this Quick Guide - Searching and Selecting Cybersecurity Training on Talent@GW (pdf) provides three steps in Talent@GW to find awareness content. See below for more details on our content providers and recommended content.
Cybersecurity Awareness Learning on Talent@GW
KnowBe4 - short form topical content available on Talent@GW. Type 'KnowBe4' in the search box to see content posted specifically for our community. New content will be updated in the coming months so check back. We recommend these two items related to phishing attacks: 2022 Social Engineering Red Flags and Knowbe4 Pretexting - 'Tech Support' Social Engineering.
LinkedIn Learning - more in depth content ranging from introductory to more technical discussions and even mini classes. of overviews to more technical deep dives. Type 'cybersecurity awareness' in the search box to get a list of 185 items. We know that this is alot! The team will make recommendations to assist you in choosing cotnent. For example, for everyone with limited time, these are two recommendations.
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- When You Report We Get Stronger (2 minutes)
- 10 Ways to Avoid Phishing Scams (7 minutes)
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If you have more time or really want to dig in to Phishing, the following may be interesting to you.
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- Cybersecurity Awareness: Phishing Attacks (1 hour 10 minutes)
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Cybertalk Professional Development Planning – IT Security Training Ideas May 15
Supervisors and staff should consider registering for the May 15, 2025 Cyber Talk at 10:00am. Provided during the performance review period, this session will review finding and selecting cybersecurity training from the Talent@GW catalog. A brief review of assigning training to direct reports will also be provided for supervisors.
This content is presented by the GW IT Cybersecurity Risk and Assurance team. #SecuringGW is a shared responsibility, if you see something, say something. Report suspicious digital activities, including phishing emails, to abuse[@]gwu.edu.
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