Earlier in March, Miami’s Security, Compliance, and Risk Management group began rolling out new online security awareness training. Provided by the highly regarded SANS Institute, this required annual training is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen information security. (See the May 2016 IT Tech Talk newsletter for the full details.) All employees will receive an invitation to take the training via email. Invitations will be sent in two batches, some in March and the rest by July.

The training typically takes 30 to 45 minutes to complete, and it can be done in pieces since the system will save a user's progress through the modules. Each individual module should take 5 to 7 minutes on average. Everyone is expected to complete the training within three months and will receive reminders as their deadline approaches if they have not completed it. This is annual training, and invitations to take the training will be sent every 12 months.

The email invitation will be from infosectraining@MiamiOH.edu (via amazonses.com) with a link to the training. See below for a sample screen capture of the email. The red arrows denote information that will be different from the email you receive.

If you have any questions regarding this training, please contact Information Security.