Cosumnes River College is committed to protecting the information that is critical to the varied activities of our district and colleges. This includes teaching, research, and business operations, as well as the communities we support – students, faculty, staff, and the public. These protections may be governed by legal, contractual, or district policy considerations.
Resources
The following OUCH! Security Awareness newsletters are courtesy of the SANS Institute, the SANS "Securing the Human" project, and other reputable sources. Each monthly edition of OUCH! focuses on a specific security topic and provides actionable steps to protect yourself, your family, and Los Rios.
- June 2025 – Defending Against Malware: The Invisible Enemy
- May 2025 – How Cybercriminals Exploit Your Emotions
- April 2025 – Account Takeovers: Emotional Predators
- March 2025 – Beware of Deepfakes: A New Age of Deception
- February 2025 – Romance-Fueled Investment Scams
- January 2025 – Smart Home Devices: Lock Them Down Before Criminals Do
- December 2024 – How Cyber Criminals Steal Your Passwords
- November 2024 – Lock Down Your Financial Accounts
- October 2024 – Mobile Apps
- September 2024 – Voice Cloning Attacks
- August 2024 – Romance Scams
- July 2024 – Text Messaging Attacks
- June 2024 – Cybersecurity on Vacation
- May 2024 – Three Ways Cyber Attackers Target You
- April 2024 – Start a Career in Cybersecurity
- March 2024 – Messaging Dos and Don'ts
- February 2024 – Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Identity Theft
- January 2024 – QR Codes
- December 2023 – The Power of the Passphrase
- November 2023 – I'm Hacked, Now What?
- October 2023 – The Power of Updating
- September 2023 – Online Security for Kids
- August 2023 – The Power of Password Managers
- July 2023 – Stop Those Phone Call Scams
- Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks from the US Department of Homeland Security.
- Two Simple Rules That Can Spot Nearly Every Email Phishing Scam from Digital Check.
- What is phishing? Examples, types, and techniques from CSO Online
- Phishing Quiz from Google/Jigsaw – can you spot when you're being phished?
- Krebs On Security blog covering cybersecurity and cybercrime (written by Brian Krebs, a journalist and investigative reporter).