October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

[Jodi Ito <jodi () HAWAII EDU>]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month is HERE!

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).  As we  
rely more on technology-based solutions in our everyday lives, cyber  
security becomes everyone’s responsibility. We encourage you to  
consider ways you can raise awareness among your faculty, staff, and  
students and invite you to help promote NCSAM. For further  
suggestions, please consult the Resource Kit for National Cyber  
Security Awareness Month, http://www.educause.edu/security/ 
resourcekit, developed by the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Task Force.

Additional EDUCAUSE resources include:
* NCSAM Sample Kit:  http://www.educause.edu/10607
* Cybersecurity Awareness Resource Library:  http://www.educause.edu/ 
8762
* EDUCAUSE Security Awareness Resource Center:  http:// 
connect.educause.edu/term_view/Security+Awareness

Additional National Cyber Security Alliance resources include:
* NCSAM tool kit:  http://staysafeonline.org/events/index2007b.html
* NCSAM web banners:  http://staysafeonline.org/news/online2007.html

Many colleges and universities are planning events or developing  
awareness resources for NCSAM that we would like to highlight as part  
of higher education's ongoing efforts to increase awareness within  
our community. A list of institutions holding events in 2007 is  
currently available online: http://www.educause.edu/ 
7479#campus_events. We would like to update this list with your  
events that will be held this October. Please share the URL or plans  
for your NCSAM-related initiatives with the participants on this  
discussion list, or send an email to:  Security-Task-Force () educause edu.

There are also several exciting, cross-sector security awareness  
events in October. They are:
* Rochester Security Summit (University of Rochester)
http://www.rochestersecurity.org/events.html
* Who's Watching Charlottesville? (University of Virginia)
http://www.whoswatchingcharlottesville.org
* CyberSecurity Conference 2007 (Lee College)
http://www.lee.edu/itt/cyberSecurity_conf.asp


Best regards,
Awareness and Training Working Group Co-Chairs
Shirley Payne (University of Virginia)
Jodi Ito (University of Hawaii)