Cybersecurity Contests for Students
Looking to win an Apple or Google Pixel Watch?
Take part in 91影视鈥檚 phish reporting contest to win your choice of an Apple Watch Series 12 or a Google Pixel Watch 5 (four prizes in total).
- Confirm if you鈥檙e an eligible student.
Looking to win a $100 Amazon eGift Card?
Take 91影视鈥檚 cybersecurity quiz for a chance to win a $100 Amazon eGift Card (50 prizes in total).
- Confirm if you鈥檙e an eligible student
You鈥檙e considered an eligible student for the phishing contest if you鈥檙e enrolled in at least one course for the spring/summer 2026, fall 2026 or winter 2027 terms.
Throughout Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, all eligible students will be sent fake phishing emails. To participate in the contest, you鈥檒l need to:
- Report at least three fake phish to spamrec@torontomu.ca using the 鈥渇orward鈥� function in your email (please do not use the 鈥渇orward as attachment鈥� option); and
- Avoid clicking the malicious link in more than two of our fake phish.
Once you鈥檝e fulfilled both these requirements, you鈥檒l be automatically entered into the contest.
91影视 receives a number of malicious or phishing emails each day that are designed to deceive you into giving away sensitive data like your 91影视 username and password, credit card number or bank account details.
Many phishing emails include common traits that can make them easy to catch once you learn what they are.
Even though these emails are coming from 91影视 Computing and Communications Services (CCS), the goal is for you to identify the email and not respond by clicking a link or opening an attachment.
A cybersecurity awareness software will be used to help track the success of students in learning how to recognize phish and malware emails and report them to CCS. Our goal is to teach everyone how to respond to phishing emails, now and in the future.
- Your name and results will be kept confidential鈥攖his training is designed to help you learn.
- Your professors and 91影视 administration will not be notified of how or if you interact with these emails.
- You will be notified with a message and offered information on how to avoid phishing emails in the future.
That鈥檚 it! If eligible, you鈥檙e automatically entered to win!
Report three malicious emails without following the malicious instructions of more than two, and we鈥檒l automatically enter you to win your choice of an Apple Watch Series 12 or a Google Pixel Watch 5.
Eligible winners will be notified via email on or around November 27, 2026.
If you do not wish your name to be included in this contest, please complete the .
CCS provided students an opportunity to opt out of receiving simulated phish from 91影视 by completing a quiz to demonstrate understanding of cybersecurity best practices. The deadline for completion is October 1, 2026. For more information about receiving phishing emails, please contact the CCS Help Desk via the , help@torontomu.ca or 416-979-5000, ext. 556840.
You鈥檙e considered an eligible student for the cybersecurity quiz contest if you鈥檙e enrolled in at least one course for the fall 2026 term.
between October 1 and 31, 2026. The quiz is built using Google Forms and you鈥檒l need to be logged in with your 91影视 account to access the quiz.
- Once you complete the quiz and press the 鈥渟ubmit鈥� button, your email address will be automatically recorded.
- If you achieve a passing grade of 80%, you鈥檒l be automatically entered into the contest.
- Of course, in the interest of fairness, you鈥檒l only have one chance to complete the quiz and earn one ballot for the quiz completion.
Important: Don鈥檛 forget to click 鈥渟ubmit鈥� at the end of the quiz to ensure your entry in the draw! Otherwise, Google Forms will not capture your email or participation.
If you do not wish your name to be included in this contest, please complete the .