October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Kentucky
Gov. Beshear
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To emphasize cyber security, Governor Steve Beshear has signed an official proclamation designating October as Cyber Security Awareness Month in Kentucky. Read the Governor's proclamation here.
COT is hosting two cyber security seminars during October:
"How to Survive - A New Era in Mainstream Cyber Security Threats"
Presented By: Troy Arwine, Microsoft
When: 10:00-11:30 a.m., Oct. 7, 2008
Where: Commonwealth Data Center, Training Rooms A & B
(click to view announcement flyer)
Troy Arwine is a Security Solutions Specialist for Microsoft State and Local Government. As part of his role, Troy promotes awareness of current and emerging security threats, offers security guidance and assists with obtaining and implementing technology security solutions. Troy’s public blog is http://blogs.technet.com/staysafe where he blogs about how to protect your family, identity and computers against current and emerging cyber threats and hackers.
"Key Elements of a Strong Security Awareness Training Program"
Presented By: Brent Crossland and Ben Feinstein
When: 10:00-2:00 p.m., Oct. 14, 2008 (will break for lunch)
Where: Commonwealth Data Center, Training Rooms A & B
(click to view announcement flyer)
Brent Crossland
- Former Deputy Technology Officer at the State of Illinois
- Current Business Development Manager - State & Local Gov’t at Entrust, Inc.
Ben Feinstein
- Security Researcher with the SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit
- Author of RFC 4765 and RFC 4767
- Presented at Black Hat USA, DEFCON, ToorCon, ACSAC, IT Security World, and several IETF meetings
The following topics will be covered:
- Importance of vigilance in security.
- Effective ways to communicate security message.
- How end user training is an effective way to improve ROI in today’s tight market.
- Why is end user training important?
- Methods to test effectiveness of end user training programs / validation and measurement tools.
- Proper response to potential end user security violation.
- Phishing / data leakage / endpoint protection (What is it? How do you detect and stop it?)
- How do you spot security issues in a sea of false positives?
In order to participate and promote Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Commonwealth Office of Technology is posting informational materials on this page, including a link to COT's cyber security awareness web page.
Nationwide, the National Cyber Security Alliance’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month focuses on raising awareness of cyber security and empowering home users, businesses and education users, both K-12 and higher education, to improve their cyber security preparedness.
Visit the National Cyber Security Alliance's website: staysafeonline.org
For Kentucky state agencies, including city, county and local government, please feel free to contact COT's Chief Information Security Officer (via COT's feedback page) for free cyber security awareness materials that are available to you.
National October Cyber Security Awareness sponsoring organizations:
Other organizations with useful information pertaining to security and awareness:
October 2008 Calendar of Activities - Click HERE
Other Resources: