Cybersecurity Awareness 2026 Events

Secure Together: Protecting the Future of Learning

Join the California State University for Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM), a systemwide initiative promoting safer online habits and stronger cybersecurity awareness across the CSU.

Throughout October, CSU faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in webinars, in-person events, interactive activities and discussions led by cybersecurity professionals, campus experts and industry partners. Topics include phishing, artificial intelligence, data protection, cloud security, privacy, risk management and more.

Explore the events below, register for the sessions that interest you, and gain practical knowledge to help protect yourself, your campus and the future of learning.


Campus
  
Sessions (Click on the session title to ​register)
Event Format
  
Date
  
Time
  
CSU
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Launch
Video10/1/20268:00 a.m.
CSU
Ask the CISO: A Conversation with Josh Callahan​
Webinar10/5/202610:00 a.m.
CSU
Microsoft - Career Development​
Webinar10/5/202611:00 AM
CSU
Mandiant – The Top Cyber Threats Targeting Organizations Today and What Everyone Should Know​
Webinar10/6/202610:00 a.m.
CSU
Proofpoint – Phishing: Identifying AI-Generated Emails, Deepfakes, and More​
Webinar10/7/20268:30-9:30 a.m.
CSU
Women in Cybersecurity Across the CSU with
Leslie DeCato (CO), Sara Hahari (DH), Carol Gonzales (Pomona), hosted by ISO, Cuc Du​
Webinar10/8/202610:00-11:30 a.m.
CSU
Palo Alto Networks – AI in Cybersecurity: Benefits, Risks, and How Organizations Can Use AI Safely ​
Webinar10/9/202610:00 a.m.
CSU
AWS - T​BD
Webinar10/9/202611:00 AM
CSU
Rubrik – Full Access: Identity Edition​
Webinar10/12/202610:00-11:30 a.m.
San Bernardino
CSUSB October Tech Fair 2026 – Presentations on AI, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Innovative Technologies
In-Person & Webinar10/12/2026-TBD
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona Cybersecurity Fair​
In-Person10/13/20269:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
San Francisco
CSW Tabling Event – P​art of Campus Safety Week hosted by The Office of Emergency Services​
In-Person10/14/202610:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
SDSU
National Cybersecurity Alliance – The Smart Person's Guide to Getting Duped, with Jennifer Weinstein and Debbie Fox ​
Webinar10/14/2026Noon
San Francisco
CSW – Cybersecurity Training – Part of Campus Safety Week hosted by The Office of Emergency Services​
In-Person10/15/202610:30 a.m.-Noon
Long Beach
"Phishy Work – Staying safe from fake job offers" | Career Development Center | Sarah Sasaki​
Webinar10/15/202610:00 a.m.
CSU
Crowdstrike - T​BD​
Webinar10/15/202611:00 AM
CSU
Dr. Gofman from CSU Fullerton – State of AI & impacts on cybersecurity​
Webinar10/16/20269:40-10:40 a.m.
CSU
Tenable – Vulnerability Management: Understanding and Reducing Cyber Risk​
Webinar10/16/202611:00 a.m.
CSU
Sophos – Phishing Email: How Modern Social Engineering Attacks Target You​
Webinar10/19/202610:00 a.m.
CSU
Microsoft - Career Dev​elopment​
Webinar10/19/202611:00 AM
Chico State
Fourth Annual Festi​val of the Phishes​
In-Person10/20/202610:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CSU
SHI – The Future of Work: AI, Productivity Tools, and Cyber Best Practices​
Webinar10/20/202610:00 a.m.
SDSU
Dr. Vanessa Bourgeois – SDSU – Future-Proofing Stud​​ents in the Age of AI​
Webinar10/20/20262:00 p.m.
Fullerton
Cyber Ca​reer Fair​
In-Person10/20/2026TBD
CSU
CO Cyber Quest – In-person event and Partner Zone w/ Verizon, Crowdstrike, AWS​
In-Person10/21/20269:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SDSU
Dr. Steven Andrés, SDSU Faculty – Hardening Your Identity​
Webinar10/21/2026TBD
Long Beach
You Are the New Perimeter: Protecting Your Identity in a Connected World
Emily O’Carroll – Guidepoint Security​
Webinar10/22/202610:00-11:00 a.m.
CSU
Crowdst​rike - TBD​
Webinar10/22/202611:00 AM
CSU
Microsoft – Using Copilot and MS 365 Securely: AI Best Practices for End Users​
Webinar10/23/202610:00 a.m.
San Jose
Hackathon – in collaboration wi​th City of San Jose​
In-Person10/23-24/2026TBD
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