October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The statistics are startling. Ransomware and phishing attacks are increasing exponentially through 2021. Cybercrime is expected to cost over six trillion dollars in 2021. Locally, for Enduris members, we have covered three times the number of member Cyber incidents in the past 12 months than covered for all previous years combined!
A good step toward reducing your risk of cyber threat is increasing awareness to threats through staff training.
October is cyber awareness month. With that in mind, Enduris asks all members to take action to reduce your cyber risk. Enduris is providing free resources cited below in this article.
If you have any questions about coverage, please contact Joe Davis at 1-800-462-8418.
October Cybersecurity Resources:
CISA – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Free cybersecurity awareness month resources: https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month
Critical Insight by CI Security – CI is hosting free Cybersecurity awareness training in a live webinar every Friday during the month of October. This is a weekly webinar titled “Don’t Fall For It”. The webinars are led by Michael Hamilton, who resides and works in the state of Washington and consults with many local governmental agencies for their Cybersecurity. https://app.livestorm.co/critical-insight/security-awareness-training-2021?s=f00d8718-1fc6-4e19-b5e2-3bdf951cfc65&type=detailed
SANS Institute – Subscribe to SANS free Newsletter entitled OUCH! and follow the SANS ‘tip of the day’ which provides information you are free to distribute among your staff as a training tool.
OUCH! Newsletter: https://www.sans.org/newsletters/ouch/
Sans tip of the day: https://www.sans.org/tip-of-the-day?msc=main-nav
MRSC: MRSC contains a Cybersecurity resource page, loaded with information including articles, links to resources, sample documents, and opportunities to assess your cybersecurity management.
MRSC Cybersecurity resource page: https://mrsc.org/Home/Explore-Topics/Public-Safety/Cybersecurity/Cybersecurity-Resources-for-Local-Governments.aspx
