 Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.
Partners & Friends,
The annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign is fast approaching this October. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance are proud to continue using the overarching theme of “Do Your Part, #BeCyberSmart.” As our lifestyles has increasingly seen many of us working, learning, and playing online, so has the need increased to educate, address, and protect against cyberthreats.
As in in years past, CISA and NCSA recommend aligning your own Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign with the four weekly messages:
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Week 1: Be Cyber Smart
- Take simple actions to keep our digital lives secure.
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Week 2: Fight the Phish!
- Highlight the dangers of phishing attempts—which can lead to ransomware or other malware attacks—and how to report suspicious emails.
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Week 3: Explore. Experience. Share.
- Celebrate National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education’s (NICE) Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week and the global cybersecurity workforce, as well as host our own CISA hiring fair and highlight the varying educational tools CISA has.
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Week 4: Cybersecurity First
- Explore how cybersecurity and staying safe online is increasingly important as our world continues to operate virtually for so much of work and play.
As STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ Partners and Friends of the campaign, you can get involved by:
- Amplifying messages with stakeholders through emails, blogs, and social media
- Using the CISA and NCSA Cybersecurity Awareness Month websites’ resources and information to create your own outreach campaign
- Connecting with peers, families, friends, and your communities as cybersecurity awareness ambassadors, sharing how everyone can #BeCyberSmart.
CISA Speaker Requests
If your organization is seeking a CISA speaker for your Cybersecurity Awareness Month event, follow the directions at the “Request a CISA Speaker” section at https://www.cisa.gov/contact-us. Please submit speaker requests by Friday, August 27, 2021, to allow CISA enough time to process all requests and find potential subject matter speakers for your October events.
Thank you for your continued support of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ campaign. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to with any questions you may have.
Thank you,
Alaina R. Clark
Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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