Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an international initiative that educates everyone about online safety and empowers individuals and businesses to protect their data from cybercrime.
2024 Theme and Messages
The theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Secure Our World, here to remind us that there are simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.
The campaign focuses on the top four ways to stay safe online:
Use strong passwords and a password manager
Turn on multifactor authentication
Recognize and report phishing
Update software
About Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Even amidst large-scale data breaches and cyberattacks, Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminds everyone that there are simple, effective ways to keep yourself safe online, protect your personal data, and ultimately help secure our world.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance co-lead the campaign and create resources for organizations to talk to their employees and customers about staying safe online. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is supported by corporations, government agencies, schools, non-profits and professionals dedicated to cybersecurity education and protecting our communities.