Windows 10 stops receiving security updates on Oct. 14, 2025. Microsoft 365 Apps will still receive security updates on Windows 10 until Oct. 10, 2028, but the operating system itself remains unsupported.

The Information Security team is excited to introduce a new learning module as part of the Security Awareness and Training (SAT) program: Digital security for travel.

In the context of higher education, where institutions store extensive and high-value data, AI can be both an asset and an adversary. Its impact is both transformative and deeply complex.

Design an informative poster to be featured on campus and social media and win prizes.

Attention: Student clubs! Post our Cyber Security Awareness Month content on your Instagram account for a chance to win gift cards!

Every year, the University of Toronto celebrates Cyber Security Awareness Month with events and educational resources aimed to equip the tri-campus community with knowledge on information security.

The Information Security team at Information Technology Services (ITS) has given new life to its space through vibrant murals by Urban Indigenous artist Ryan “Amik” Besito.

UTM is enhancing its ability to detect malicious activity by centralizing log collection and analysis. Starting in 2024, UTM initiated a campus-wide effort to collect security event logs from servers, firewalls and cloud services, sending them to the institutional platform for analysis.

Bad actors often use widely consumed news or information to prey on the average person’s fears, allowing them to pose as a helpful resource, only to steal people’s personal information.

Starting July 1, privacy impact assessments (PIAs) will become mandatory for all collection of personal information. This applies to any new system, program or activity — or any changes to existing ones — in which personal information is collected.

Members of Institutional Research & Data Governance (IRDG) Office and the Information Security team took to the stage at the IT@UofT conference on May 6 to discuss the DAI-IRSA program, along with leaders from across U of T’s faculties and campuses.

In early 2024, the Information Security Council officially designated SINs as level 4 data and issued updated protection guidelines. Responding to the situation, UTSC’s Information and Instructional Technology Services (IITS) team initiated a campus-wide effort to help departments meet the new security requirements.