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And Some Folks Thought We Were Simply Entering "October'; Cyber Security Month.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
Byline: DONNA HOWELL
There's a seasonal safety trend here. It's after a summer of discontent.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It, naturally enough, follows National Preparedness Month, which used to be called "September." That one dealt with shoring up for emergencies like terrorism and hurricanes.
Federal security officials have latched onto this idea of monthly themes as a way to get people to focus on the need for protection.
Despite much effort, that focus is still lacking.
"We had a National Cyber Security Day. But a day just didn't get the job done," said Ken Watson, president of the National Cyber Security Alliance and a Cisco Systems manager. "So we expanded it to a month."
Backed in part by the Homeland Security Department, the public-private NCSA launched its October reprise this week with a poll. It shows a lot of room for security improvement. Most people are more concerned about cyberrisks this year, the survey of nearly 500 people found. But 30% think they have a better chance of winning the lottery, being audited by the IRS or getting struck by lightning than of suffering a computer security breach.
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