As threats to technology and private information become more frequent, the President of the United States and Congress have proclaimed October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This initiative aims to assist people in protecting themselves online. Government and business are working together to increase cybersecurity awareness on a national and worldwide level under the direction of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

See Yourself in Cyber

The slogan for this year’s campaign, “See Yourself in Cyber,” shows that although cybersecurity may appear to be a complicated topic, it ultimately comes down to people.

Everyone should see themselves in cyberspace, regardless of the function they play. Consumers or individuals can take simple precautions to safeguard their digital privacy and information. By putting strong cybersecurity measures in place at work to help prevent an incident at their location or further down the supply chain, vendors and suppliers can take responsibility for their roles while safeguarding their brand and reputation. Owners and operators of critical infrastructure that are a part of a wider network of services and systems that rely on or support critical infrastructure can learn how their company contributes to the ecosystem’s overall cybersecurity.

Even if the majority of cybersecurity news stories focus on significant data breaches and cybercriminals, it can still feel overwhelming and like you have no control over it. But Cybersecurity Awareness Month serves as a reminder to everyone that there are numerous ways to safeguard your data. Even learning the fundamentals of cybersecurity can have a significant impact.

Enable multi-factor authentication

Everyone agrees that enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) is the best precaution to mitigate password attacks. A CISA advisory highlights that “MFA is one of the most important cybersecurity practices to reduce the risk of intrusions—according to industry research, users (Read more...)