October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month which is an annual campaign to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is designed to engage and educate public and private sector partners through events and initiatives to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity, provide them with tools and resources needed to stay safe online, and increase the resiliency of the Nation in the event of a cyber incident.
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2018 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Themes
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GOVERNOR EDWARDS’ EMERGENCY CYBERSECURITY PROCLAMATION
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Governor John Bel Edwards speaks at Cybersecurity Summit
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) Governor John Bel Edwards was the keynote speaker for the nation’s only academic conference on cyber security education which was held in Bossier City Tuesday night. Governor Edwards spoke about how [...]
Governor Edwards announces Louisiana plans for new Cyber Security Center
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — (8/28/19) Louisiana is establishing a cybersecurity center in Baton Rouge that will analyze hacking threats and bolster information sharing among state and federal agencies, industry experts and academics in an [...]
Ransomware threat raises National Guard’s role in state Cybersecurity
Written by Benjamin Freed AUG 26, 2019 | STATESCOOP National Guard units already play a large role in state governments’ cybersecurity activities, such as protecting election systems, but the threat of ransomware to cripple a state [...]
Governor John Bel Edwards declares an emergency after Cyber attacks on school systems
Louisiana's governor declares an emergency after cyberattacks on several school systems (CNN)Several school systems in Louisiana have been attacked by malware, Gov. John Bel Edwards said, and authorities are trying to determine if any [...]
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR DECLARES STATE EMERGENCY OVER CYBERSECURITY ATTACK
Louisiana declares state of emergency after cybercriminals attack school districts PUBLISHED FRI, JUL 26 2019 12:25 PM EDT Kate Fazzini@KATEFAZZINI Louisiana’s governor has declared a state of emergency over a cybersecurity issue after a series of [...]