 April
is Cyberawareness Month!
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Setting your clocks forward or back for Daylight
Saving Time and replacing the batteries in smoke detectors are
rituals repeated every spring and fall. Similarly, April and October
are good times to remind ourselves about Cyberawareness issues.
April is Cyber Awareness Month! is a great time to help educators,
students and parents learn more about Cyberawareness issues.October
is National
Cyber Security Awareness Month! is a collective effort
among the Multi-State
Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the National
Cyber Security Division and the National
Cyber Security Alliance to raise cyber security
awareness nationwide and empower citizens, businesses, government
and schools to improve their cyber security preparedness and
help promote a safe Internet experience.
With the onslaught of new online threats such as
identity theft and spyware, engaging in safe online behavior is
crucial. We use computers in virtually every aspects of our lives
and we must understand the risks, along with the steps we can take
to help protect ourselves and our information online. 
While colleges, universities, organizations and businesses
across the country plan security education and awareness events
to help promote Cyber Security Awareness, Educational
Technology Outreach continues to plan a month’s
worth of activities twice a year (April and October) to help promote
the K-20 community’s
awareness of cyber related issues and encourage safe online practices.
Both an interactive calendar and a printable version
are available. You can also print out Student
Recognition forms for your class.
Visit the NCSA
interactive calendar to see other
events taking place. Also visit our Cyberawareness
Blog or take
part in our educator Cyberawareness survey.
This calendar format lists Cyber-awareness activities
and resources that can help educators and their students celebrate
Cyber-awareness Month in April and Cyber Security Awareness Month
in October. ETO would like to hear about the great things you do
during April and October to promote Cyber-awareness. Schools’ participation
may be showcased at the ETO website and the C3 Conference.
READ
MORE to learn more about the History of Cyber Awareness and Cyber Security
Awareness Initiatives [More]
Department
of Homeland Security and NCSA’s 2006 Emerging Internet
Threat List:
Helping Consumers Prepare to Avoid Potential Threats
Released
February
15, 2006
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April
is Cyber-Awareness Month!