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National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October has been designated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month to bring attention to the importance of protecting yourself, your family and your information online.

Every October, the National Cyber Security Division of Homeland Security coordinates with states, universities and the private sector to educate the public and provide tools to help them engage in safe online activities.  Through education on cyber security, American will be empowered to protect themselves online and protect their computer from being used to attack others.

By protecting yourself on the Internet, you also protect others.

Partnerships are the Key to National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Homeland Security has key awareness partners to help effectively educate all citizens.  These partnerships make National Cyber Security Awareness Month happen by bringing multiple events and people to participate in this national event.  These key partners are: 

• The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) focuses on home users, small businesses, kindergarten through high school plus university students. 
• The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) focuses on state and local employees and helps them communicate about Cyber Security to the public.

Past Cyber Security Awareness Events

Multiple Cyber Security Awareness Events occur during the month of October across the country. Past participating states have included:

• Colorado
• Delaware 
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

This page was last reviewed/modified on March 11, 2008.