UH participates in 10th annual Cyber Security Awareness Month

University of Hawaiʻi
Contact:
Jodi Ito, 956-2400
ITS Security Officer, Office of VP for Information Technology & Chie
Larry Wiss, (808) 956-9393
ITS Communications Officer, Office of VP for Information Technology & Chie
Posted: Sep 23, 2013

HONOLULU — During the month of October, in support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the UH Information Security Team will hold informational workshops and promote online articles to highlight the importance of practicing secure computing habits in cyberspace. Through a series of articles, in combination with informational workshops, the UH Information Security Team will provide tips and techniques to help you safeguard your personal information and deter identity theft.

This year is the 10th anniversary of NCSAM sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (dhs.gov) in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance (staysafeonline.org) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (msisac.cisecurity.org) to raise awareness and educate the community about the importance of cyber security.

In alignment with the NCSAM weekly themes, the Information Security Team will focus on four areas to increase cyber security awareness:

  1. Awareness: Our Shared Responsibility
  2. Being Mobile: Online Safety Anytime Anywhere
  3. Education: pA5$wOrd! … If It Isn’t Strong It’s Wrong!
  4. Cyber Crime: Sec_rity Is Not Complete Without U

The Information Security Team will conduct two workshops which will be broadcast on the UH Hawaii Interactive Video Service (HITS):

October 2, Privacy and Security: Protecting personally identifiable information and securing your mobile device. (1:30 – 3:30pm)

October 17, Current Cyber Threats & Preventing Cyber Crime. (1:00 – 3:00pm)

For more information about UH National Cyber Security Awareness Month activities and to register for these workshops, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/infosec

For more information about the Department of Homeland Security events, please visit:

http://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month

For more information, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/infosec