Buckle up! October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

The Road to Cybersecurity. LLCC Lincoln Land Community College. 85% of breaches involved a human element. 99.9% of discovered mobile malware are hosted by third-party app stores. By 2017, Ransomware damage costs exceeded $5 billion. 60% of data breaches are caused by insider threats (Goldstein, 2020). 98% of cyber attacks rely on social engineering. Infosec 2021.October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month — our chance to sharpen our cybersecurity skills, learn ways to avoid security threats and have some fun while we’re at it!

Starting next month, we’re hitting the road — The Road to Cybersecurity!

Each week, ITS will share helpful tips and resources to help you stay safe and secure on your online travels — at work and at home. Also, a couple of cybersecurity training videos will be available to all LLCC employees. An email with a link to the training videos will be sent out later next month. Per board policy “10.4 – Employees’ Role in Security,” cybersecurity it is the responsibility of all users. It is strongly recommended that you complete the training.

As always, if you have any questions about cybersecurity or if you spot something suspicious, ask us! We’re here to help.

Safe travels!
Esteban Cruz
Chief Information Officer