October is Cyber Awareness Month!

Protect your Waterloo identity!

Friday, October 2, 2026

Every fall, Canada geese return to the same ponds, fields, and nesting grounds they have always known. Even geese relocated away from familiar territory have been documented finding their way back. Biologists call this natal philopatry, and many retirees may recognize the feeling.

Though your career at Waterloo may have come to an end, the connections, experiences, and friendships built over the years remain. You are still part of the Waterloo community, and that sense of connection carries trust. Protecting the accounts connected to your Waterloo identity helps protect not only you, but the broader community as well.

Learn to protect your Waterloo identity on our cyber awareness month webpage.

This Cyber Awareness Month, our most recognizable and vigilant campus resident, the Goose, shares five things you can do this month to help protect your digital identity wherever your journey takes you.