We asked for original haiku poems that helps the university community understand phishing or other cybersecurity topics.
Here are this year’s top submissions from more than 70 entries.
Favorites
Like the butterflies before your very first kiss, The wait for Duo. | Christopher Hannauer |
Wow, I won a prize?! It seems too good to be true. Wait… prize is spelled wrong. | Alexus Hasler |
This haiku contest It isn’t a scam, is it? Submit anyway | Clete Rooney |
Messages that trick Phishing nets spread wide and thick Pause, think, then handpick* | Cameron Schwing |
Honorable Mentions
Are your forms secure Do you sanitize input try’); DROP TABLE *; | John Wolff |
mail cicadas screech of fears pressing mouse action— still, withhold your click | Katherine Koch |
Kitten moustache girl Eight symbol three symbol nine Now change your password. | Beth Eves |
Illini, beware. Emails crafty, snares they lay, Cyber threats we share. | Juan Campolargo Hoyos |
Vast enticing Web Weaving sticky spreading Threads Strike! A Spider feeds | David Barkley |
Click bait news article Oh, you seductive temptress Alas, I resist Click bait news article Oh, you seductive temptress You win this time. Click! | Faith Thrun |