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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p>All:</p><p>Please read the below email from the Assistant Town Manger regarding a cybersecurity program assessment that all employees with a holdenma.gov email address must completed. The email regarding the first assessment with the link is below. Any questions please let me know.</p><p>Thanks:</p><p>Russ</p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Good morning everyone.....sleepy after the Superbowl I'm sure!<o:p></o:p></p><p>You recently received an email from Wombat Training Platform for a Cyber strength assessment. This is real people-lol. All employees with emails ending in holdenma.gov should be taking this assessment. Department heads, please forward this information to your staff.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As you may have seen in the news, towns/school districts/cities of all sizes have become the targets of cyber criminals. These attacks have the potential to impact our critical systems and the personal data we have been entrusted with. The most common threat is ransomware, and a town-wide incident can begin with any of us clicking the wrong link in an email. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In an effort to increase cyber-awareness across the organization, we are participating in a Cybersecurity program with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, which starts today, Monday, February 3. This isn’t about checking a box, it’s about being better prepared for the growing cyber threat that exists. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Here is what you can expect throughout the year: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b>CyberStrength Assessment (one in February, one in December):</b> a brief, 33-question online assessment that will help provide a baseline of our current cybersecurity posture as well as an understanding of the program’s effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b>Training Assignments (March – November):</b> You will receive 4 assignments over the course of the program, which will each include 4 training modules. Each module should take about 5-15 minutes each to complete and you will have several weeks to complete each assignment. Assignments do not need to be completed in one sitting. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><b>Mock Phishing Emails (March – November):</b> You will receive periodic emails that simulate a threat and will improve your ability to identify suspicious emails. Keep in mind that real threats will still exist during this period, so be sure to report anything suspicious you see.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Doug Nelson will be coordinating this program for the Town of Holden and will provide additional information throughout the course of the program. Please click on the link in the email you received from Wombat Training Platform and take assessment by Feb-28-2020.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I look forward to seeing your full participation in the program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif'>Russ Hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif'>Fire Chief/EMD<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif'>Holden Fire Dept.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><div><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:black'>1370 Main Street</span><span style='font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:black'>Holden, MA 01520</span><span style='font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:black'>508-210-5650</span><span style='font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:wombat_training_platform@wombatsecurity.com">Wombat Training Platform</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, February 3, 2020 9:12 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:rhall@holdenma.gov">rhall@holdenma.gov</a><br><b>Subject: </b>You Have Been Assigned a CyberStrength Assessment</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=323 height=40 style='width:3.3645in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://platform.securityeducation.com/uploaded_images/44207/10053258/orig.png"></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hi Russ,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Your organization has elected to participate in a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services & Security cybersecurity awareness training program to improve your cybersecurity knowledge both at work and at home. As a part of this effort to educate employees about cybersecurity dangers, we are conducting a security awareness assessment. This assessment will establish a baseline of cybersecurity understanding in your organization and across the Commonwealth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>You have a CyberStrength Assessment awaiting your completion. This brief assessment presents a variety of scenarios and asks questions designed to gauge your understanding of cybersecurity topics. Please click on the link below to start the assessment, which is due by Feb-28-2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://commonwealthmass.securityeducation.com/ticketAuth/0c187942f5fc4e51ab742a46b3a0b532" target="_blank">https://commonwealthmass.securityeducation.com/ticketAuth/0c187942f5fc4e51ab742a46b3a0b532</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The results from this assessment will allow your local leaders to better understand the cybersecurity posture of your organizations and will help us to understand cybersecurity posture across the Commonwealth. These results will also help us to understand the effectiveness of this initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>If you have any questions, please refer to your organization’s guidance or contact your Local Coordinator for this program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thank you <br>The Executive Office of Technology Services & Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>