Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility — and it starts with awareness. As a reminder, all employees are required to complete the LLCC Spring 2025 cybersecurity awareness training by Wednesday, April 30.

This short training reinforces best practices for spotting phishing scams, protecting sensitive information and staying safe online. It only takes a few minutes to complete — but helps protect our institution year-round.

Look for an email from notifications@securityiq-notifications.com. Training reminders are sent every few days until completion. If you haven’t seen the message, check your spam or junk folder.

Please complete the training by April 30 to stay in compliance and support our campus-wide security goals.

Thank you for doing your part to keep our systems secure!

The second and final cybersecurity awareness training campaign for the LLCC 2024-2025 cyber training school year with Infosec IQ is underway. The campaign runs through April 30 and includes six short training courses, including assessments for the last three.

During the campaign, a series of simulated phishing emails will also be sent. The training in this spring campaign will focus on: secure use of ChatGPT, updates and patches, automatic updates, data loss prevention, data destruction and using public Wi-Fi. The purpose of putting this training into place is to raise awareness of the threats in our environment and to avoid costly data breaches.

Everyone receiving the email is required to complete this training by April 30. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy “8.6 – Employee Discipline.”

On April 1, you were sent an email notifying you of enrollment in the course. The link provided in that email will take you directly to your Infosec dashboard to complete the training. The enrollment email will be coming from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training.”

The second and final cybersecurity awareness training campaign for the LLCC 2024-2025 cyber training school year with Infosec IQ begins tomorrow, April 1.

The campaign will run through April 30 and include six short training courses, including assessments for the last three.

During the campaign, a series of simulated phishing emails will also be sent. The training in this spring campaign will focus on: secure use of ChatGPT, updates and patches, automatic updates, data loss prevention, data destruction and using public Wi-Fi. The purpose of putting this training into place is to raise awareness of the threats in our environment and to avoid costly data breaches.

Everyone receiving the email is required to complete this training by April 30. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy “8.6 – Employee Discipline.”

On April 1, you will be sent an email notifying you of enrollment in the course. The link provided in that email will take you directly to your Infosec dashboard to complete the training. The enrollment email will be coming from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training.”

We’ve received reports of suspicious text messages being sent to employees, appearing to come from upper management or other trusted individuals at the college. These messages often urge an immediate response and may ask you to buy gift cards, provide personal information or take other unusual actions.

These are scams.

Cybercriminals use urgency and impersonation to trick people into responding without thinking. Here’s how to protect yourself:

• Stop and think. If a text message seems odd or overly urgent, even if it uses a familiar name, take a moment to pause.
• Don’t respond. Avoid replying, clicking links or sharing any information.
• Verify through another method. If you’re unsure, contact the person directly using a known method (such as their college email or office extension).
• Report it. Report the message to the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@llcc.edu.

Remember: College leadership will never ask you to buy gift cards, share personal info or respond urgently via text without prior context.

Geofencing blocks access to LLCC accounts outside of the United States. If you are traveling outside of the country and will need access to your LLCC account, please let the help desk know to have geofencing deactivated for the duration of your travel.

Most account attacks come from outside of the country. Geofencing is a good measure to block those attacks and reduce the number of compromise accounts.

IT Help Desk
helpme@llcc.edu
https://it.llcc.edu
217-786-2555