Latest National Cyber Security Awareness Month Stories

BALTIMORE, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) today announced plans for a statewide cyber competition and conference designed to attract more students and young professionals to pursue careers in cybersecurity. The Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference (MDC3), to be held Oct. 21-22, 2011, will strengthen Maryland's position as a cybersecurity leader by bringing teams of...

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the national effort to raise awareness of cyber security for National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), Panda Security, the Cloud Security Company, has released a list of the top five tips that computer users should follow to ensure a safe and secure online experience all year long. With the exponential growth of social networking and the risks that arise from living one's life online, it's incumbent on every web user to take steps to...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow's cyber security leaders will learn about cyber security awareness, technologies and careers at Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Cyber Security Awareness Day. Co-hosted today by the Corporation and the Tech Council of Maryland, the event brings together students from the state's top STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) high schools for a day of interactive demonstrations and educational sessions. "Students today are more...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with public presentations by its cyber thought leaders and a special Website devoted to helping people better understand how to defend themselves against cybersecurity challenges. "Cyberspace is the engine for much of the U.S. economy," said Dale W. Meyerrose, vice president and general...

ARLINGTON, Va. Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association joins the nationwide campaign to encourage cybersecurity caution and protection during the 7th Annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) within the Department of Homeland Security. This year's Stop. Think. Connect. Campaign brings a national public awareness effort to lead the nation to a higher level of Internet safety by challenging the American public...

SEATTLE, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- An unprecedented coalition of government, industry and non-profit organizations today unveiled the first-ever unified public awareness message to help all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online. The message - Stop. Think. Connect.(TM)- was revealed at the kickoff of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, held every October, and will appear throughout the world. Starting today, the new message will reach millions across the globe through a...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a public-private partnership focused on educating a digital citizenry to stay safe and secure online, reminds all Americans that today marks the beginning of the 7th Annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. National Cyber Security Awareness Month is a coordinated effort of the NCSA, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MSISAC)...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a public-private partnership focused on educating a digital citizenry to stay safe and secure online, continues to see unprecedented interest and participation in the 2010 National Cyber Security Awareness Month from a variety of companies, educators and government agencies. NCSA, along with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center,...

ATLANTA, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teaching children online safety begins long before kids create their first Facebook page and Ben Halpert has written a new book to bring that message home. On October 1, 2010, in conjunction with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Savvy Cyber Kids, Inc., an Atlanta based 501c3, will release its first book for young children, The Savvy Cyber Kids At Home: The Family Gets A Computer. Using traditional early childhood education tools, parents...

WASHINGTON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that their personal online actions can help make the greater online world safer for everyone, including their friends, family, country, and the larger global community of Internet users, a national survey of U.S. adults released today by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) finds. The survey was conducted as part of a...