October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is here and it is the annual cybersecurity awareness month time. The theme this year is "Our Shared Responsibility." Government, Industry and Academia are all doing activities to raise the awarness of cybersecurity. The first week's theme is Stop. Think. Connect. To learn more about that:https://stopthinkconnect.org/ This message is to encourage people to practice good cybersecurity.  Here on the Science of Security Virtual Organization; during this month we will be highlighting cybersecurity awareness research.

DHS has set each week's theme:

Week 1: October 3-7, 2016 – Every Day Steps Towards Online Safety with Stop.Think.Connect.™

Week 2: October 10-14, 2016 – Cyber from the Break Room to the Board Room

Week 3: October 17-21, 2016 – Recognizing and Combating Cybercrime

Week 4: October 24-28, 2016 – Our Continuously Connected Lives: What’s Your ‘App’-titude?

Week 5: October 31, 2016 –Building Resilience in Critical Infrastructure 

https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/STC%20Campaign%20Backgrounder_8.pdf

The lablet schools are also involved with plans for their communities.

CMU: http://www.cmu.edu/iso/aware/ncsam/

NCSU: https://oit.ncsu.edu/it-security/cyber-security-awareness-month-2016/

UIUCL: https://security.illinois.edu/content/national-cyber-security-awareness-month

UMD: https://www.umaryland.edu/cits/it-security-and-compliance/national-cyber-security-awareness-month/