
IT/Cyber Security Training
About
There are two IT Security training programs for you to complete. Both are accessed through the KnowBe4 online training platform (linked below):
Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training
This fully interactive module takes you on a tour of the threat landscape and shows you the most common ways bad guys try to trick you. Three real-world scenarios show you strategies and techniques hackers use to take control of your computer system. Kevin Mitnick then takes you behind the scenes to see how the bad guys do what they do. You’ll learn about the seven areas of an email that can contain red flags that alert you to a possible attack. The Danger Zone exercise will let you apply what you’ve learned when you help Jake Saunders, a typical computer user, steer clear of six real-world social engineering attacks.
Average Completion Time: 45 minutes
Internet Security When You Work From Home
How to Complete the Training Programs
Training Platform: KnowBe4
Click the link below to access the KnowBe4 training platform. You will be prompted to enter your full UNCW email address. If needed, login with your UNCW email credentials. This will take you to the Seahawk Secure landing page, which lists the two required courses. Click "Start" to complete the training.
IT Security Training on KnowBe4
Important Reminder
UNCW will NEVER ask you for your email credentials or any account related information. If you receive an email asking for this information or any suspicious email, do not reply or open it, forward email to phishing@uncw.edu and then delete it.
Contact Information
For questions about the training, please contact:
William Wetherill
Director, IT Security
ITS
wetherillw@uncw.edu
Report a Suspicious Email:
phishing@uncw.edu
Get Tech Assistance:
TAC@uncw.edu
Additional Resources & Training
Want to dive deeper into campus safety? Check out the resources below!
- UNCW Information Security Website
- Homeland Security: Stop.Think.Connect Campaign
- OnGuardOnline.gov
- About UNCW's IT Security Team
- An Executive's Guide to Security: Protecting your Information (course on Skillport)