In allegiance with the 21st national Cybersecurity Awareness Month, HCPSS is focused on protecting our digital landscape and ensuring the safety of our data and communications. To strengthen our cybersecurity efforts, we will be conducting a series of email skill tests in the coming weeks.
What to Expect: These tests will simulate phishing attempts to assess our collective ability to identify and appropriately react to suspicious emails. Please note that these tests will be performed by our internal IT team and will not involve any actual threats to your accounts or sensitive information. Should you fall victim during the phishing simulation, you will receive an email that will direct you to a training module to help you better identify malicious emails.
Why We Are Doing This: Phishing attacks continue to evolve and pose a significant threat to individuals and organizations worldwide. By proactively assessing our email skills, we can better promote targeted resources to build understanding across our school system and prevent potential security risks.
What You Can Do:
- Be vigilant: Pay close attention to incoming emails, especially if they seem unusual or request sensitive information.
- Report suspicious emails: If you receive an email that you believe may be a phishing attempt, please report it using the “Report Message” button in your email client and/or forward the message to abuse@hcpss.org.
- Brush up your knowledge: Last week’s KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Resources are under the Library heading are still available to view and two new below resources have been added:
- Links and Attachments: Think Before You Click
- Safe Web Surfing Game
- Review the Phishing Tip Sheet from the Department of Homeland Security for additional best practices to guard against phishing scams.
Your Participation Matters: We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work together to enhance our organization's cybersecurity.
Employees are encouraged to forward any suspected phishing emails to abuse@hcpss.org, and then delete the email. If assistance is still needed, contact the Technology Support at TechSupport@hcpss.org.