It looks like robots that can recognize emotion have not decided to rise up against humanity since my previous column was published. Perhaps they knew I had exposed their plans and decided to wait a bit before launching their assault. In any case, with no machine overlords to deal with, this week I am following up on my promise of a Cybersecurity Awareness Month wrap-up.
The concept of a government-sponsored National Cybersecurity Awareness Month began 16 years ago when the scope of cybersecurity threats was just starting to evolve into a national problem. Like many leaders that came before him, President Donald Trump continued this tradition by declaring October to be the month that government, industry and private citizens would focus special diligence on cybersecurity this year.
In the early days, NCSAM was focused almost exclusively on educating people about the need for cybersecurity and the growing problem of cyber threats. The programs initially offered by the government were pretty basic in terms of both information and scope. Today, both the world of cyber threats and NCSAM are vastly different.
Coordination for NCSAM today is done by the Homeland Security Department’s United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies division. It also heavily involves industry partners that are helping to protect their workforces from threats. And it thankfully doesn’t leave normal citizens behind either, continuing the message of threat awareness and education for everyone regardless of their age or experience.
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