This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, things are a little different. With many of us working, shopping, and meeting virtually, cybersecurity is all the more important. Read on to learn how you can stay safe this season, no matter what the rest of 2020 brings.

Phase II of 2020 Secure UD Training is now available on ConnectingU. Our curriculum takes less than 20 minutes; sign in and get your completion certificate today!

Delaware Department of Technology & Information's annual Secure Delaware 2020 Cyber Workshop has gone virtual. It’s free and open to anyone learning, working, or living in Delaware. Register today!

Switch to an authenticator app to more securely receive your 2FA codes. (Plus, you won’t have to wait for the text to come in.)

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) allow you to securely log in to UD resources from off campus. Anyconnect is available for employees and Palo Alto is recommended for students.

You probably get a million emails a day (we do, too). Sometimes it’s hard to know which ones are legit.

We’re here to help. If you’re unsure whether an email is legit, forward it to reportaphish@udel.edu and our team will investigate.

Socioeconomic status and cyber: the new 'digital divide'

When the world was forced to go virtual in a matter of weeks, the digital divide between communities became all the more apparent. What does it mean when some schools have no money, training, or systems to support online learning in a pandemic? Or when a community’s hospital can’t even pay for more staff, let alone more security?

When part two of this series comes out, learn how experts are working to improve access to technology, increase digital literacy, and close the digital divide.