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Surfing the web. Social networking. Shopping. Even the most innocuous online activities can pose a threat to our nation’s cybersecurity, and all Americans should play a part in protecting it.
That’s the message behind the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Cybersecurity Awareness Month encourages the practice of good “cyber hygiene”: taking simple precautions to reduce the cyber risks to our national and economic security. “Our nation is more reliant on computer networks than ever—networks that connect individuals, government, and the private sector. And therefore our nation’s cybersecurity is increasingly dependent upon our citizens’ cyber awareness,” said John Denning, Director of External Affairs at DHS’ Office of Cybersecurity and Communications.
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