{"id":5058,"date":"2017-09-29T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:15","slug":"ncsam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/29\/ncsam\/","title":{"rendered":"October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With massive data breaches like the one at Equifax (<\/span>what to do if you are affected<\/span><\/a>) constantly in the news, it sometimes feels as if we are under siege and helpless to defend ourselves. Yet we now have more power than ever before to control digital identity and important financial and other sensitive accounts. Take some time this month to learn how to to protect your identity, information, and accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every October the U-M Office of Information Assurance (IA) leads a celebration of <\/span>National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM)<\/span><\/a> by hosting events, sharing tips, and generally taking every opportunity possible to remind us all of our shared responsibility to protect and secure university information\u2014and our own.<\/span><\/p>\n

NCSAM is spearheaded by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.<\/span><\/p>\n

What to watch for during October<\/span><\/h1>\n