All ASU faculty and staff are required to take information security awareness training within the first month of employment and annually thereafter. This online, self-paced class shows you how to protect ASU data and information systems from harm. The training takes about 30 minutes to complete and includes a presentation and a quiz. You must answer 12 of 15 quiz questions correctly to earn credit for the course. You may re-take the quiz if necessary. For more information and to take the training:

Take The Training

In this class, you will learn more about:

• The laws and policies that apply when you handle sensitive information at ASU
• Protecting your systems, accounts, and information
• Identifying who's sending you information
• How encryption plays a vital role in protection
• Using security software that updates automatically
• How to secure mobile and other devices when connecting to the internet
• Your role in implementing new technology systems and products through contracts and security reviews
• What to do when you have an information security event

Instructions for taking the online, self-paced “ASU Information Security Training”:

Remember, you must answer 12 of 15 quiz questions correctly to earn credit for the course. You may re-take the quiz if necessary.

You can find a reference guide for all the links described in the training here.

A toolkit to assist with FY22 InfoSec Training Compliance can be found here. 

Contact the Information Security Office if you have questions or comments.

• Email: infosec@asu.edu
• Web: getprotected.asu.edu
• Chief Information Security and Digital Trust Officer: Donna Kidwell 

"Homework"

Reading

• ACD 125 (Computer, Internet, and Electronic Communications policy)
• Data handling standard
• Incident response standard (summary)
• PCI best practices

Other links mentioned

Reference resources

• Information security standards
• Information security resources: Get Protected
• General Counsel: Legal information
• Office of Research Integrity: Guidance, forms, checklists
• ServiceNow (help desk requests)
• ASU Hot Line
• Data Handling Matrix
• Vulnerability Management
• Physical Security
• Last Pass
• Wifi Resources

Training materials

• Blackboard
• UTO Training
• Training and Development site
• ASU Information Security Training Course

Supplemental resources

The following articles may be of further assistance on topics relevant to the presentation outline.

Computer safety

• Regular updates
• Security software: myapps.asu.edu
• ASURITE password help
• Mobile devices and cloud computing: Going mobile

Information safety

• Data handling standard
• Regular backups
• Centralized network storage: UTO storage, CIFS