Faculty and Staff - Security Awareness Training - Spring 2024
Federal regulations, State laws and/or Campus policy require Security Awareness Training for all employees, as well as other users with Purchase credentials including faculty emeritus, affiliates, etc. This semester will be using a new Microsoft platform to deliver the mandatory Security Awareness Training. Nation-state sponsored Phishing and Ransomware have reached epidemic proportions - and they are a serious threat to Purchase College - making this training more important than ever.
On Monday, January 29th, you will receive a notification from the system inviting you to begin your Spring 2024 Security Training. The email invitation will come from (CTS.helpdesk) with the subject line “Training Assignment Notification.” You must complete this training by February 19th.
This training consists of 3 videos with questions that address the most important threats we face in our daily interactions online - Phishing, Information Security, and Malware. The total time required is approximately 21 minutes. The training does not need to be completed in one sitting. You can return later and pick up where you left off. You can also use this Go to Training link.
In 2022, a comprehensive SUNY audit of Purchase College’s Information Security Employee Awareness and Training Program was conducted. After the SUNY security audit was completed, it was recommended that Purchase College develop and perform phishing simulations to identify whether improvements to the program are needed to address certain areas and which individuals may require additional training. To comply with this recommendation, we will periodically send phishing simulation emails to assess the Purchase community’s responses to potential malicious phishing attacks. The simulation emails will serve to educate users on what to look for in order to better protect ourselves from actual attacks, and it will help to identify whether improvements to our current Security Awareness Training program are needed.
If you have not completed the required training from the previous academic year, it is available in KnowBe4. You can go directly to the KnowBe4 Login page to find and complete any Past Due training you may have missed.
If you have trouble accessing the system, please contact the Helpdesk Zoom Tech Support Monday-Thursday 8am-6:45pm and Friday 8am-4:45pm, or dial +1 646 876 9923, Meeting ID: 914 251 6465 - or create a work request so we can assist.
Please, help us protect Purchase College, and protect yourself! Complete the training, and always think before you click!
Ryan Nassisi
Interim Director of Campus Technology Services
Purchase College - SUNY