Security Awareness Day...err...Month

["Bruhn, Mark S." <mbruhn () INDIANA EDU>]

So, Rodney Petersen says to me "Dude, aren't you paying attention?  Cyber Security Awareness Day is now Cyber Security 
Awareness Month!"

I say to Rodney "So, like, sue me."

Anyway, October is Cyber Security MONTH.  See www.StaySafeOnline.info.  This change was based on feedback from our 
community and others regarding "Sunday" being a bad day to conduct awareness programs and the need for more 
"flexibility" by having a longer period of time for activities.  So, the National Cyber Security Alliance has elected 
to designate the entire MONTH of October for cybersecurity awareness.  Rodney will post more on Friday, I think.  But, 
there is a kick-off event at the National Press Club in D.C. planned for tomorrow in case you hear about it in the 
media.  Details about that:

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month Launch Event

Congressional Leaders, Public and Private Sector Officials
Join National Cyber Security Alliance for Press Club Kick Off

What: 
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is launching National Cyber Security Awareness Month.  With events planned 
throughout October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month is intended to raise national awareness of the need for 
greater cyber security while empowering people to improve their cyber security preparedness.  The program focuses on 
three main audiences:  home user, small business, and educational institutions (K-12 and higher education).  News items 
include:
Ø     Results of an NCSA cyber security perception poll, demonstrating average computer users' contradictions and 
misperceptions about their cyber security
Ø     Preview of National Cyber Security Awareness Month activities
Ø     Announcement of Congressional legislative support
Ø     Announcement of national cyber security awareness public service announcement campaign

Who:
Members of Congress, senior Department of Homeland Security officials, and industry and academia leaders.  Invited 
attendees include:
Ø     National Cyber Security Alliance President Ken Watson, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Group, Cisco Systems, 
Inc.
Ø     U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Division Director Amit Yoran
Ø     U.S. Congressional leaders
Ø     University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Chief Information Officer Jack Suess
Ø     AOL Director, Integrity Assurance Brian Zwit

When/Where:
Thursday, September 30, 2004
10:00 a.m.
The National Press Club 
Lisagor Room
529 14th St. NW
13th Floor 
Washington, DC  20045

Conference Call Background:  
Ø     Dial-in number:  877-706-8699 
Ø     Pass code:  258-9406

Press Contact:  
Susan Engley
O'Keeffe & Company 
(703) 883-9000 ext. 129
sengley () okco com




M.

-- 
Mark S. Bruhn, CISSP, CISM

Chief IT Security and Policy Officer
Associate Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (http://cacr.iu.edu)

Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
Indiana University
812-855-0326

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