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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity in our daily lives and encourages individuals and businesses to take important cybersecurity steps every day to Secure Our World and stay safe online.
October 1, 2024, WorkPac in conjunction with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced its commitment to cybersecurity education by participating in the 21st Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Founded in 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is the world’s foremost initiative aimed at promoting cybersecurity awareness and best practices. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a collaborative effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations, tribal communities, and individuals committed to educating others about online safety.
From mobile to connected home devices, technology is deeply intertwined in our lives. Emerging technologies have many great benefits for society but with those new technologies come new opportunities for bad actors to disrupt our online activities at home, school or at work. Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims to highlight some of the emerging challenges that exist in the world of cybersecurity today and provide straightforward, actionable guidance that anyone can follow to create a safe and secure digital world for themselves and their loved ones.
The theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Secure Our World, which encourages all of us to take four easy steps each day to ensure our online safety:
  • Use strong passwords and a password manager.
  • Turn on multifactor authentication on personal devices and business networks.
  • Recognize and report phishing – still one of the primary threat actions used by cybercriminals today.
  • Install updates on a regular basis and turn on automated updates

To find out more about cyber security tips and advice, visit https://staysafeonline.org/programs/cybersecurity-awareness-month/