Be CyberSafe - Cybersecurity Awareness Month

To: UC Santa Cruz Campus Community

From: Brian Hall, Chief Information Security Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Security

Dear Campus Community,

October is UC Cybersecurity Awareness Month (UCCAM), the perfect time to protect yourself and our campus from cyber threats and to support our campus’s efforts to comply with new cybersecurity requirements.

New UC Cybersecurity Requirements

UC President Drake has issued new cybersecurity requirements that all UC locations must comply with by May 2025. Do your part and complete the following two requirements prior to the deadline: 
Here are a few other simple and effective ways to keep yourself safe online and protect our campus: To learn more about how you can protect yourself and secure our campus, please take advantage of our cybersecurity awareness educational opportunities this month listed on the UCCAM website.

To learn more about UC President Drake’s new cybersecurity requirements, please visit the Information Security Investment Plan website


Thank you,

Brian Hall
UCSC Chief Information Security Officer and 
Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Security