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National Cyber Security Awareness Month is Around The Corner
Friends,
Why not make this International Cyber Security Awareness Month? As many
American IT Security experts know, National Cyber Security Awareness
Month (NCSAM) is observed each October since its inception in 2004 in the
United States of America. It is sponsored by the National Cyber Security
Division (NCSD) within the Department of Homeland Security and the
National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA, a non-profit organization), National
Cyber Security Awareness Month encourages vigilance and protection by all
computer users.
Wouldn’t this be the best time to hop on the ‘awareness train’ and start focusing your October
cybersecurity initiatives on end-user, employee, partner, executive, board, and shareholder cyber security
awareness? You could simply copy the NCSAM themes, memes, tips and tools – sharing them
throughout your organization throughout the month. What I like about the theme is that it reflects the
notion that cyberspace cannot be secured without the help of all users. Each year, the month has weekly
themes that deal with specific groups and trends in cybersecurity.
Some of the subjects I’d recommend you focus the initiative on are:
Spearphishing and Malware
Passwords Best Practices
The BYOD Dilemma and Cleaning Up your Smartphones and Tablets
Social Media Do’s and Don’t’s
Public Wifi Risks
These are just a few of the ideas you could discuss with your organization throughout the month of
October as part of your own Cyber Security Awareness campaign.
Remember, that most breaches happen behind firewalls and on systems already protected by antivirus
software. It’s usually an accident by a trusted insider and in some cases a malicious insider. Now is the
best time to start your early Fall Season cleanup. Take the time to share your ideas on ‘great’ cyber
hygiene and show your organization how a few steps of proactivity will go a long way to prevent a very
expensive breach. On that note, I suggest you read on as you’ll find more articles in this edition on the
theme of best practices, so you can get one step ahead of the next threat.
To our faithful readers, Enjoy
Pierluigi Paganini
Pierluigi Paganini, Editor-in-Chief, [email protected]
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