In the third week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Cyber Security Alliance will identify strategies for security, safety and privacy while using cutting-edge technology.

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, it’s critical for businesses and other organizations to be prepared for – and know how to respond to – cybersecurity incidents.

Following today’s news that the Yahoo breach of August 2013 affected every single customer account – three times more than Yahoo originally reported – the National Cyber Security Alliance emphasizes the importance of staying safe and secure online.

This October marks the 14th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month – a far-reaching online safety awareness and education initiative co-founded and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) – an initiative co-founded and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – is just days away from its U.S. launch on Oct. 1.

Equifax announced a major data breach yesterday affecting some 143 million Americans’ personal information. According to the company, the data breach left Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and other sensitive information at risk sometime between mid-May and July 2017.

The National Cyber Security Alliance encourages you to get #CyberAware and share the responsibility of protecting the internet.

The National Cyber Security Alliance's (NCSA's) director of government affairs and special projects, Kristin Judge, was recognized by SC Magazine as one of its "Women in IT Security: Influencers" on Monday. Judge was one of five women selected for this honor, which was featured in the magazine's July Women in IT Security issue.

The world was hit with another widespread ransomware attack. Early reports suggest the virus, potentially related to an existing strain of malware called Petya, is spreading rapidly from Europe to the U.S. and countries around the world.

Good cyber defense demands educated, diverse and nimble employees from the marketing and sales teams to IT and information security. Unfortunately, many cyber breaches are unintentionally caused by employees. Human error greatly impacts the ability for all organizations – large and small ‒ to defend themselves and can be a tremendous threat to our global economy.