Come and play

This year, the Cyber Security Awareness (CSA) Team invites you to join us for a fun game created by UWE Bristol students called Frank's Café!

Come to the event to play the game – a unique opportunity to enhance your online safety skills – and enjoy some freebies.

Keep scrolling to learn how to protect yourself, your data and your devices from cybercrime.

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The Frank’s café logo surrounded by cartoon monsters.

Join us at an event near you

Aerial view of the Frenchay Campus, featuring its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Frenchay Campus

Frenchay Library (opposite Onezone) between 24-25 September, 29-30 September, and 7-8 October, 2025.

A large building featuring a prominent clocktower on the Glenside Campus.

Glenside Campus

The Hub between 14-15 October 2025.

The entrance of the Bower Ashton Campus, showcasing modern architecture and vibrant surroundings.

Bower Ashton Campus

The Hub on Friday, 17 October 2025.

Expect to be targeted

Don't ever say "it won't happen to me". Everyone is a potential victim of cyber criminals.

Beware!

  • Never share your password with anyone.
  • A good password will be strong, unique, and stored in a password manager.
  • Be wary of implied sense of urgency or deadlines.
  • If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Trust your gut!
A dark green illustration of a target.

Fraudulent communications

Cybercriminals will often use fraudulent communications to trick unsuspecting users into sending them their confidential data.

Phishing

Phishing is an attempt to steal your personal information via email, SMS or a phone call.

How to spot phishing

  • Check the sender’s address – were you expecting the email?
  • Be aware of basic grammar, spelling errors and always hover over a link before clicking.
  • Be wary of all unknown phone numbers and verify where the text or call came from.
  • Look out for aggressive extortion tactics.

Anyone can fall for phishing – report it to reduce any potential harm caused.

If in doubt – call it out!

Passwords

A unique and strong password reduces the risk of data breaches and protects you from many threats such as identity theft. One of the most common ways that hackers break into computers is by guessing passwords.

Secure passwords

Make passwords difficult to guess by:

  • using a unique password for every account
  • using the three random words technique
  • never share your password with anyone for any reason, this includes friends and family
  • using a password manager to store and suggest passwords
  • using a minimum of 12 characters in length.

What next...

The Information Security Toolkit is full of top tips and advice to help protect yourself, others, and the University from cyber threats.

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