
Who has to take training?
Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and each of us plays a critical role in protecting Mount Royal University from malicious attacks. Every day, cybercriminals attempt to breach our systems — in an average month, our University firewall blocks hundreds of millions of attacks, and tens of thousands of phishing emails make it to inboxes despite our security measures. As a user of our network, you are the first line of defense against threats to your data and that network.
To prepare you to be that line of defense. Mount Royal delivers infomative and engaging cybersecurity awareness training through the CIRA Security Awareness Training platform. This training platform uses a risk score to inform you of your vulnerabillity to a cyber attack. To ensure you have the skills you need, you are required to mainain a risk score at or below 650. You lower your score through training, reporting phishing training emails and participating in cybersecurity themed activities.
In addition, everyone who is employed by the University is enrolled in monthly phishing training. This ensures that you are well prepared to thwart a cyberattack. Together we can keep ourselves, our families and the University safe from cyber criminals.
Training courses are assigned depending on whether you are a high value target, handle payment card data, are a new hire or have completed training in the past.
To access the training:
1. Open a browser.
2. Enter https://mtroyal.cyberaware.d-zone.ca/ into the address bar. A login screen appears.
3. Login to the training platform using your MRU workstation login credentials. Your training dashboard appears.
4.Complete your assigned training listed under Outstanding Tasks.
5. Add additional training courses of your choosing by clicking the Add Course button on the Education tab.
Please note:
- The sooner you complete your training after it has been assigned, the lower your risk score will go.
If you have any questions about the cybersecurity awareness training, please contact the IT Training Security Analyst at 403.440.6329 or securityawareness@mtroyal.ca