1. National Cyber Security Month

2. October is National Cyber Security Month
Threats
Phishing
Social Engineering
Ransomware
Malware

3. Information Security Awareness
Phishing
Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

4. Information Security Awareness
Social Engineering
 The use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes.

5. Information Security Awareness
Ransomware
A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

6. Information Security Awareness
Malware
Malicious software that can be used to compromise or harm a computer host.

7. Information Security Awareness
Do not divulge personal information, passwords, credit card and banking information
Avoid Social Engineering

8. Information Security Awareness
Do not install unlicensed or crack software on enterprise systems.
Avoid Litigation

9. Information Security Awareness
Do not write your password on a piece of paper under the keyboard or on a sticky note
The best place to store your password is in your head

10. Information Security Awareness
Create complex passwords –
Not less than 8 characters
Include Uppercase Letter
Include special character
Not a known word with slight modification
Complex passwords are less likely to be compromised

11. Information Security Awareness
Avoid sharing passwords
Trust is not when you share your password