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Dive into six things that are top of mind for the week ending Oct. 4.
1 – CISA to promote MFA, software updates, phishing protection during Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October has arrived, and with it Cybersecurity Awareness Month, now in its 21st year. This global effort aims to make people aware of cyberthreats and to share cybersecurity best practices.
In the U.S., the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) are promoting their “Secure Our World” campaign. Specifically, they’re encouraging people to:
- Boost their password usage by using strong passwords, which are long, random and unique, and using a password manager to generate and store them.
- Protect all accounts that offer multifactor authentication (MFA) with this security method.
- Learn how to spot phishing attempts made via email, text or voice calls.
- Keep all your software updated.
“Our focus is working with government and industry to raise cybersecurity awareness and help everyone, from individuals to businesses to all levels of government, stay safe online in our ever-connected world,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said in a statement.
As an official Champion of the CISA and NCA Cybersecurity Awareness Month effort, Tenable is committed to reducing risk, raising awareness and staying alert to the daily actions that help protect the world against cyberattacks.
This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard