CISA launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026
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CISA launched Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 on 2026-10-01, expanding cybersecurity guidance for business and government organizations that support critical infrastructure. The campaign emphasizes phishing awareness, strong passwords, multifactor authentication, and software updates as baseline controls. It also urges logging, backups, encryption, incident response planning, and preparation for system disruptions.
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01.10.2026 15:00 2 articles · 6h ago
CISA launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026
Industry Or Public Sector UpdateThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 in Washington, updating its awareness page with new tips and resources under the theme "Securing the Next 250". The guidance urges business and government organizations that support critical infrastructure to strengthen defenses with phishing awareness, strong passwords, multifactor authentication, software updates, logging, backups, encryption, incident response planning, and preparation for system disruptions.
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- CISA Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing the Next 250 — www.cisa.gov — 01.10.2026 15:00
- CISA Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing the Next 250 — www.cisa.gov — 01.10.2026 15:00