Obama writes in his proclamation: "In the Information Age, the very technologies that empower us to create and build also empower those who would disrupt and destroy."

Dartmouth has teamed up with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to promote National Cyber Security Awareness Month during October. Dartmouth experts from the Department of Computing Services, the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society(ISTS), and the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) are rallying around the opportunity to drive home messages about keeping computers safe from phishers, thieves, and hackers. The I3P is a national consortium of 27 member institutions, managed by Dartmouth, devoted to strengthening the digital infrastructure of the U.S.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will launch October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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"...It’s critical that all computer users – whether private citizens, business people, educators or other government employees – secure their computers and take other necessary precautions."
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(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, Ca) -  October is the 9th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month, sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Division (DHS/NCSD), in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).  This year’s theme is “Our Shared Responsibility” – for all computer users to take steps to protect their portion of cyberspace and stay safe online.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) one of the primary promoters of National Cyber Security Awareness Month each October, launched a Web portal (www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam) to encourage broad-based participation in education and awareness activities this year.
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