October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Now in its 20th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Follow these simple steps throughout the year.
- Choose strong passwords which are critical to protecting data. They are long, random, and unique. Passwords should not be reused.
- Enable multifactor authentication on all your online accounts that offer it, especially email, social media, and financial accounts.
- Recognize and report phishing attempts. Phishing emails, texts, and calls are the number one method data gets compromised. Be cautious of unsolicited emails, texts or calls asking for personal information.
- Enable automatic software updates where possible. Keep operating systems, antivirus software, web browsers, and applications up to date.
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