Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026

Who All JC employees and students

When Oct 5 – Oct 30, 2026

Due Friday, Oct 30

Reward Power Up certificate

▶ Start Training  jacksoncollege.ws01-securityeducation.com

Overview

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Jackson College is running Power Up Your Protection, a game-style training campaign that helps you spot scams, protect your accounts and use AI tools safely.

A new level opens every Monday. Each level has short videos, games and interactive modules that take just a few minutes each. Finish a level to earn its badge. Finish all four levels by Friday, October 30 to earn your Power Up Your Protection certificate.

All campaign emails come from JC Solution Center (JCSolutionCenter@jccmi.edu). There are no meetings to attend. Everything happens by email and on the training site.

Campaign schedule

Week	Opens	Level	Badge earned
1	Mon Oct 5	Level 1: Account Takeover	Identity Protection
2	Mon Oct 12	Level 2: Safe Use of AI	Guided Intelligence
3	Mon Oct 19	Level 3: Collaboration in an Agentic Workspace	Agentic Collaboration
4	Mon Oct 26	Level 4: The Final Lap	Additional Knowledge
Fri Oct 30: all training due.  Thu Nov 5: certificates emailed to everyone who finished all four levels.

Levels stay open until October 30, so you can catch up on an earlier level at any time.

What's in each level

Level	Activities
Level 1: Account Takeover Badge: Identity Protection	Threat Overview: Phishing in Messaging Apps (video) Social Engineering: Smishing Attacks (video) Email Attack Methods: Business Email Compromise (video) Check, Please! (game, password safety)
Level 2: Safe Use of AI Badge: Guided Intelligence	60 Seconds to Better Security: AI Chatbot Threats (video) The Lighthouse Keeper: AI-Generated Deepfakes (video) Real or Fake: The Deepfake Dilemma (game) Generative AI Tools and Phishing Lures (interactive module)
Level 3: Collaboration in an Agentic Workspace Badge: Agentic Collaboration	60 Seconds to Better Security: AI Browser Risks (video) Ethical Use of AI at Work (interactive module) Generative vs. Retrieval Chatbots (interactive module) Using AI Chatbots Safely (newsletter)
Level 4: The Final Lap Badge: Additional Knowledge	Screen Savers: Physical Security (game) Laptopia: Email Security (game) Spot the Difference: Cybersecurity on the Web (game) Risky Uses of Work Devices (interactive module)

How to access the training

Step 1: Sign in for the first time

1. Open the link in your training email from JC Solution Center, or go to https://jacksoncollege.ws01-securityeducation.com/home/.
2. On the sign-in page, click Forgot your password?
3. Enter your JC email address and submit.
4. Check your JC email for the password reset message. If you don't see it within a few minutes, check your Junk folder.
5. Click the link in the reset email and create a password for the training site. Use a password you don't use anywhere else.
6. Go back to the sign-in page and sign in with your JC email address and your new training-site password.

Step 2: Sign in after that

1. Go to https://jacksoncollege.ws01-securityeducation.com/home/.
2. Enter your JC email address and your training-site password.
3. Forgot it? Click Forgot your password? again and follow the reset email.

Step 3: Find and complete your training

1. After you sign in, you land on your Dashboard.
2. Under My Assignments, select an activity to start it. A new level's activities appear each Monday.
3. Watch each video or play each game to the end so it's marked complete.
4. Check My Badges to see which level badges you've earned, and your score.
5. Open Course History to see the training you've already finished.

Finish all four activities in a level to earn its badge. Earn all four badges by October 30 to receive your certificate.

Opt-in Phishing Derby

The Phishing Derby is a friendly, optional contest that runs October 8 to October 30. Players get a few extra practice phishing emails and earn points for reporting them with the Report Phish button. Employees and students have separate leaderboards.

Action	Points
Report a practice (simulated) phishing email	+10
Report it within 30 minutes	+5 bonus
Report it within 2 hours	+2 bonus (only the larger bonus counts)
Report a real phishing email	+15
Report a legitimate email as phishing	−5

• Sign up by Tuesday, October 6 at 11:59 p.m. using the link in the Phishing Derby invite email from JC Solution Center.
• Only reports made with the Report Phish button count. Forwarding an email or calling about it doesn't score.
• Only your first report of each email counts.
• Results are announced by email on Wednesday, November 4. Winners receive recognition and a Phishing Derby Champion certificate.
• IT staff aren't eligible.

Spot it. Report it. Delete it.

Practice phishing emails may arrive during the campaign. Treat every suspicious message the same way:

• Don't click links, open attachments or reply.
• Check the sender's actual email address and hover over links before clicking.
• Be wary of anything urgent, such as account lockouts, payroll or financial aid changes, gift card requests, or shared files you weren't expecting.
• Report it with the Report Phish button, then delete it.

Frequently asked questions

My JC password doesn't work on the training site.
That's expected. The training site uses its own password. Click Forgot your password? on the sign-in page to create or reset it.

I didn't get the password reset email.
Make sure you entered your full JC email address. Wait a few minutes and check your Junk folder. If it still hasn't arrived, contact the JC Solution Center.

I missed a week. Can I still finish?
Yes. Every level stays open until Friday, October 30.

An activity isn't showing as complete.
Make sure you played the video or game all the way to the end, then refresh your Dashboard. If it still shows as incomplete, contact the JC Solution Center.

When will I get my certificate?
Certificates are emailed on Thursday, November 5 to everyone who completed all four levels by October 30.

Is this campaign email real?
Official campaign emails come from JC Solution Center and link to jacksoncollege.ws01-securityeducation.com. If you aren't sure about a message, report it with the Report Phish button.