Mandatory Security Awareness Training

Mandatory Security Awareness Training 

Cyber-crime continues to pose serious risk to Humber’s ability to provide secure and reliable services to our community. Hackers are evolving and becoming more sophisticated at tricking people into clicking on fraudulent links or opening malicious attachments. This type of attack, commonly known as phishing, not only poses serious risk to Humber’s security (financial, operational, and reputational integrity), it can also impact you personally.  

Because of this, Humber College determined that the ongoing Security Awareness Training program was required to bolster the community’s immunity to these types of attacks with the hope of empowering employees as the last line of defense. The program was established in 2020 and was initially targeted towards full-time employees with the scope expanding to all Humber employees throughout the years. 

As of the fall 2023 semester, Information Technology Services (ITS) will be making important changes to the program. Following a comprehensive evaluation and analysis of the security awareness program, a decision was reached in collaboration with key parties to mandate participation for all employees. ITS aims to provide employees with the knowledge needed to continue to protect the organization and minimize security incidents by creating a strong security culture at Humber College.   

What this change entails: 

  • The security awareness training program will be mandatory starting in the Fall 2023 term. It will run during all three terms (Fall, Winter, and Summer) 
  • Employees will be enrolled in the security awareness training each term. 
  • The training has been timed to be no longer than 20 minutes in length each term. 
  • The training will be open for completion within a six-week window during each term and employees will be informed of the dates once enrolled. 
  • Employees will receive a gentle reminder to complete their training every 2 weeks per term. 
  • Employees should be on the lookout for the enrollment email in their inbox from KnowBe4 (IT Security <do-not-reply@training.knowbe4.com>). 

Target Audience: All employees 

  • Full-Time Faculty, Support and Admin Staff​ 
  • Part-Time Support and Admin Staff​ 
  • Part-Time and Partial Load Faculty 

Next steps

For the upcoming training in the fall semester, employees will receive the enrollment email on September 19th. 

Thank you for your cooperation, 

ITS Security  
Information Technology Services