NCSAM is just 4 days away!

[Valerie Vogel <vvogel () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2017 is just 4 days away!

Here are 5 things you can do to get ready and show your institution’s support during the month of October.

1) Attend our NCSAM Webinar on October 23, 1-2 pm ET
Join Jason Hoenich (Habitu8) and the EDUCAUSE community for an in-depth discussion about the risks related to 
delivering poor awareness programs versus adapting to changing needs and demands of the attack surface and learning 
behaviors of humans, as well as how to move our programs to Security Awareness 2.0. Registration is now 
available<https://events.educause.edu/educause-live/webinars/2017/shifting-to-security-awareness-2-0>

2) Become a NCSAM Champion
Show your support as a 2017 champion – sign up on behalf of your 
institution<https://staysafeonline.org/ncsam/ncsam-champion/>. Last year we had over 170 colleges and universities 
register. Help us beat that record! (It’s free and only takes a few minutes.)

3) Take Advantage of Free Resources for Higher Ed
Our Awareness Campaigns 
page<https://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-and-security/cybersecurity-program/awareness-campaigns>
 includes NCSAM resources for colleges and universities, as well as dozens of guest blogs that are part of our 
year-round campus security awareness campaign with customizable content and suggested resources (the 2018 content was 
posted earlier this week).

4) Use the Hashtag #CyberAware to Promote NCSAM
Share advice, events, activities, and links to resources on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #CyberAware. NCSA 
has created sample social media posts, infographics, posters, memes, and 
more<https://staysafeonline.org/resources/?filter=.topic-ncsam.resource-item>.

5) Join the Weekly #ChatSTC Conversation
NCSA is hosting weekly #ChatSTC Twitter 
chats<https://staysafeonline.org/press-release/october-1-digital-citizens-worldwide-will-reminded-shared-global-responsibility-secure-internet/>
 during NCSAM. Join @StaySafeOnline and @HEISCouncil and share your expertise at 3 pm ET/noon PT on Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, 
and Nov. 1. Don’t miss the kick-off #ChatSTC Twitter chat on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 11-11:30 am ET!


We hope you’ll continue to share your institution’s October security awareness plans with us. We’re already hearing 
about some great new campaigns!

And please feel free to contact me with any questions or resources you might like to share.

Thank you,
Valerie

Valerie Vogel
Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Program

EDUCAUSE
Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
direct: 202.331.5374 | twitter: @HEISCouncil | vvogel () educause edu<mailto:vvogel () educause edu>

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Get ready for NCSAM 2017 with our security awareness resources<http://www.educause.edu/securityawareness>.