International. Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, was created as a collaborative effort between the U.S. government and industry to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online.
Since its original inception under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cybersecurity Alliance, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has grown exponentially, reaching consumers, small and medium-sized businesses, corporations, educational institutions, and youth across the country.
Now in its eighteenth year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to generate momentum and impact co-led by NCSA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA).
Ventas de Seguridad joins this initiative and therefore, on October 29 will hold the Cybersecurity & Data Protection Summit, a free virtual space with panel and conferences to talk about cybersecurity and to learn about the main initiatives of companies and experts in favor of this segment of the market.
You can now register for free by clicking here: https://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/cybersecurity-data-protection-summit.html
History Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October 2004 as a broad effort to help all Americans stay safer and more secure online.
When Cybersecurity Awareness Month began, awareness efforts focused on tips like updating your antivirus software twice a year to reflect similar efforts about changing batteries in smoke alarms during daylight saving time.
Since the combined efforts of the National Cybersecurity Alliance and DHS have taken place, the month has grown in reach and participation. Operated in many ways as a grassroots campaign, the month's effort has grown to include the participation of a multitude of industry participants involving their customers, employees and the general public in awareness, as well as college campuses, nonprofits and other groups.
Between 2009 and 2018, the theme of the month was "Our Shared Responsibility". The theme reflected the role that everyone, from large enterprises to individual computer users, has in securing the digital assets under their control.
In 2009, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano launched Cybersecurity Awareness Month at an event in Washington, D.C., becoming the highest-ranking government official to participate in the month's activities. In the years that followed, top officials from the DHS administration, the White House, and other agencies have regularly participated in events in the United States.
In 2010, the start of Cybersecurity Awareness Month also included the launch of STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Campaign. President Obama's proclamation for the month includes STOP. THINK. CONNECT. as a national message of education and awareness about cybersecurity.
Also in 2010, the National Cyber Security Alliance began moving the month's launch to sites across the country. The month launched in Seattle and Bellevue, WA, Ypsilanti, MI, Omaha, NE, Boston, MA, Nashville, TN and Washington, D.C.
Beginning in 2011, the National Cyber Security Alliance and DHS developed the concept of weekly themes during the month. This idea was based on stakeholder feedback that the many aspects of cybersecurity should be better articulated, making it easier for other groups to align with specific topics. Topics have included education, cybercrime, law enforcement, mobility, critical infrastructure, and small and medium-sized businesses.
NCSA and DHS's collaboration on Cybersecurity Awareness Month is one of the many successful public-private partnerships that are so critical to cybersecurity.
