Founded in 2004, NCSAM, held each October, is the world’s foremost initiative aimed at promoting cybersecurity awareness and best practices. NCSAM is a collaborative effort among those committed to educating others about online safety, such as:
Businesses
Government agencies
Colleges and Universities
Associations
Nonprofit organizations
Tribal communities
Individuals
The theme of NCSAM October 2024 is Secure Our World.
NCSAM aims to highlight some of the emerging challenges that exist in the world of cybersecurity today and the growing importance of taking steps everyday to Secure Our World and stay safe online.
From University devices to mobile devices and 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 those who use deceptive tactics to scam us or steal our information that will disrupt our online activities.
Over the next few weeks, the University of Nebraska will make straightforward, actionable guidance available that anyone can follow to create a safe and secure digital world for themselves, their loved ones, and their online community. Whether at work, at home, at school, or simply communicating with friends and family, there are four easy steps to reduce risks from online criminals looking for easy targets.
How to Stay Safe Online:
Use Strong Passwords
Turn on Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
Update Software
Recognize and Report Phishing attempts
These four steps will be covered over the month of October, so be sure to look out for additional mentions of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month information!
Users with access to the Bridge Learning Platform can search the Learning Library Tags for NCSAM - Oct 2024 or by enrolling directly in the NCSAM - Oct 2024 Program using this enrollment link: https://nebraska.bridgeapp.com/learner/programs/a6c8c388/enroll
More details at: https://nebraska.bridgeapp.com/learner/programs/a6c8c388/enroll