The Marshall University Information Technology (IT) department is participating in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) to raise awareness of Cyber Security issues. Throughout the month of October, Marshall IT will be sharing information from the national campaign on Twitter, their website and through newsletter articles.
“The Marshall IT team looks forward to National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) as an annual opportunity to share with our campus community a variety of tips and techniques we can all use to protect the data and devices in our digital lives,” said Jon Cutler, chief information security officer. The Marshall Information Technology (IT) team has participated in the national cyber security awareness events since 2011. These annual events are a great opportunity to for each of us to increase our digital security awareness.”
National Cyber Security Awareness Month began in 2004 as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safe and secure online. NCSAM is celebrated across the country each October under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance.
“We know folks in the Marshall campus community are concerned about cyber threats but don’t always realize the part they can play in identifying and avoiding these attacks,” Cutler said. “It seems hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear or read about new computer security issue. Especially troubling this past year has been the steady increase of phishing attacks against campus email accounts. We trust you will find each of the weekly topics to be helpful and welcome any feedback in how those messages can be improved.”
Different cyber security topics will be discussed each week including basic online safety and security, workplace cyber security, recognizing and combating cyber-crime, our continuously connected lives and what to do if you are a victim of cyber-crime.
For more information about NCSAM, visit www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam. You are also invited to follow us on Twitter and Facebook and the use of hashtags #MarshallUInfoSec #CyberAware and #StopThinkConnect on Twitter throughout the month of October.