Come and play

In 2024, the Cyber Security Awareness (CSA) Team brought you a new expansion of a game developed by UWE Bristol students - Frank's Café!

Come to the event next year (dates and locations will be announced in September 2025) to learn how to stay safe online and grab your freebies.

Keep scrolling to find out how to keep you, your data and your devices safe from cybercrime.

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Expect to be targeted

Don't ever say "it won't happen to me". Everyone is a potential victim of cyber criminals.

Beware!

  • Never share your password with anyone.
  • A good password will be strong, unique, and stored in a password manager.
  • Be wary of implied sense of urgency or deadlines.
  • If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Trust your gut!
Target

Fraudulent communications

Cybercriminals will often use fraudulent communications to trick unsuspecting users into sending them their confidential data.

Phishing

Phishing is an attempt to steal your personal information via email, SMS or a phone call.

How to spot phishing

  • Check the sender’s address – were you expecting the email?
  • Be aware of basic grammar, spelling errors and always hover over a link before clicking.
  • Be wary of all unknown phone numbers and verify where the text or call came from.
  • Look out for aggressive extortion tactics.

Anyone can fall for phishing – report it to reduce any potential harm caused.

If in doubt – call it out!

Passwords

A unique and strong password reduces the risk of data breaches and protects you from many threats such as identity theft. One of the most common ways that hackers break into computers is by guessing passwords.

Secure passwords

Make passwords difficult to guess by:

  • using a unique password for every account
  • using the three random words technique
  • never share your password with anyone for any reason, this includes friends and family
  • using a password manager to store and suggest passwords
  • using a minimum of 12 characters in length.

What next...

The Information Security Toolkit is full of top tips and advice to help protect yourself, others, and the University from cyber threats.

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