An important part of our mission is to promote a culture of information security in the UW community. See the sections below to find out more about collaborative and educational opportunities:
- Information Security Forum
- Information Security Office Hours
- Information Security Mailing List
- Information Security Training
- Information Security Advocates
Information Security Forum
Members of the UW community share the responsibility to protect personal and University data.
To support this effort, Information Security hosts meetings covering cybersecurity, privacy, identity and access management, and resilience topics. These sessions are designed to share updates, provide education, and spark conversation across the UW community.
Open to all UW personnel, including non-technical and technical audiences.
Details
- Frequency: Quarterly meetings January, April, July, October
- When: 2nd Thursday of the month, 1:00-1:50 PM with Office Hours 1:50-2:20 PM
- Where: MS Teams Meeting
- Register via the Information Security Event Calendar
Information Security Office Hours
We are here to help! Bring your cybersecurity and privacy questions and suggestions to the Information Security Office Hours!
Details
- When: Every Thursday 1:00-1:50 PM
- Where: MS Teams Meeting
- Register via the Information Security Event Calendar
Information Security Mailing List
UW employees may self-subscribe to receive information about the Information Security Forum, upcoming training opportunities, and other news. Click the “Join this group” link on the Information Security Mailing List UW Group.
Information Security Training
Looking to boost your information security knowledge and skills? UW-IT offers a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online training for general and technical audiences alike. Check out the list on our Training page.
Information Security Advocates
Members of the UW Information Security Advocates group have a desire to learn about and promote a culture of information security throughout the UW community. We are interested in both the technical and the human-driven aspects of information technology and ways to identify and manage risks.
Objectives
- Partner with Information Security to develop and promote security and privacy practices and awareness materials
- Build relationships that support two-ways exchange of information to help reduce cybersecurity risk
- Foster problem-solving and cooperation on information security matters across the UW community
- Share expertise and experiences addressing information security and privacy challenges and developing solutions
Participation
- Attend Information Security Forum meetings
- Contribute to the Information Security Advocates MS Team
- Stay tuned for more details!
Want to join?
Contact help@uw.edu with “IS Security Advocates” in the subject line.
We need to nail this process down–will probably be a mailman list.
Link to new webpage