October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure we have the resources you need to maintain your security online. Throughout October, we’ll be sending you tips on protecting your information and avoiding malicious attempts to extract your personal data. See all of our 2024 tips here: 

2024 Security Tips

• Week 1: Keep your work and personal data separate
• Week 2: Freeze your credit to prevent identity theft 
• Week 3: Deepfakes and how to spot them
• Week 4: Don't Panic: The Official ITS Guide to Identity Theft
• Week 5: Scary IT Stories to Tell in the Dark

You can also find tips from Cornell University for Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

Helpful Resources

Download and share our official Cybersecurity Awareness Month flyer! 

Tech Tuesday | Securing Your Personal Data

Identifying Scams

• How to tell if an email message is fake
• How to identify tax scams
• What happens when you dare expert hackers to hack you
• Take 9: The Power of Positive Pause

Securing Accounts

• Manage your privacy settings for e-commerce, banking, and more
• Secure your accounts with LastPass
• Ned Stark’s Terrible Password & Other Horror Stories
• Essential Tips to Keep Your Accounts Secure
• Update Your Software to Upgrade Your Security

Phishing/Email

• Report suspicious emails with Phish Alarm
• Secure your emails with #encrypt
• Manage your spam account in Proofpoint
• Protect Yourself from Phishing at Work and at Home

Internet Safety

• Being Internet Awesome: Teaching kids how to be safe online

Reporting Fraud

• Federal Trade Commission
• Report identity theft
• Protect your credit