The IT Services tent was present聽on lower campus during the first few weeks of Fall term, both on our own and as part of McGill Safety Week. We are collaborating with the Faculty of Dentistry, for the second year, on a campaign linking the use of a toothbrush to healthy password practices.
At first people are caught off guard by the unlikely juxtaposition and don't see the connection, but when we ask, "Would you share your toothbrush?"聽suddenly they get it, and the reaction is very positive. Our goal is to make sure, when they walk away, they remember: "When I replace my toothbrush...I'll change my McGill password".
Gabriella Coleman, McGill's Wolfe Chair in Scientific & Technological Literacy, was so impressed with our password security and anti-phishing campaigns that she tweeted a glowing endorsement on her :
鈥淚mpressed that @mcgillu IT is treating security in terms of hygiene and recognizes need to deliver targeted public campaign鈥�
Here is a copy of the password best practices affixed to the back of each toothbrush.
Upcoming events: Cybersecurity Month and Employee Health Fair
Watch for the IT Services toothbrush campaign, among other information security messages, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, throughout October, the Employee Health Fair event, on October 26, 2018, and other events this fall.
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