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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021

Click here for a CSAM overview video from the DAF CIO and DAF CISO.

Click here for a CSAM welcome video from the Secretary of Defense.

The top entrants in this year's video contest are:

"Telework Temptation", by Capt Barron Stone, AFLCMC PEO Weapons & Armament Directorate

Laptop security, by Lt Nikki Terranova, 6 Space Operations Squadron

 

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 -- Week Four

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 is wrapping up this week.   Week Four is about how to secure all of the smart devices you have -- Internet Zombies want to take these devices over and use them for malicious purposes!   Here are some resources you can use to stop them:

Cybersecurity awareness month protecting devices

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 -- Week Three

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 is here.   Week Three is about Secure Teleworking -- Internet Zombies want to steal our vital data and interrupt your workflow!   Here are some resources you can use to stop them:

Cybersecurity awareness month securing telework

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 -- Week Two

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 is here.   Week Two is about Phishing and Ransomware -- don't let Internet Zombies hook you into downloading malware and demanding payment for your data!   Here are some resources you can use:

Cybersecurity awareness month phishing and ransomware

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 -- Week One

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 is here.   Week One is about how to safely use social media -- don't let Internet Zombies take over your social media presence!   Here are some resources you can use:

NCSAM image for US Air Force

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 Virtual Events

Virtual Events for Cybersecurity Awareness Month:

Except for the ongoing Air Force Cyber College lecture series, all events have completed.  Contact the event sponsor for information on available recordings.

Air Force Cyber College:  special lectures every Thursday from 1400-1500EDT. 

Department of Transportation (DoT) Cybersecurity Summit:  6, 13, 20, and 27 October, 0900-1300 EDT each day 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cybersecurity Summit: 6, 13, 20, and 27 October, 1300-1700 EDT each day 

Department of Agriculture Cybersecurity Expo:  26-27 October 

Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference (AFITC):  4-7 October 

Billington Cybersecurity Summit: 6-8 October 

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 CIO Memo