# Help us Secure our World

### October 2, 2024

Cybersecurity Awareness Month highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity in our daily lives. This initiative reminds us there are simple actions we can take every day to protect ourselves, our families, and businesses from online threats.

The theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is *Secure Our World* and focuses on the top four ways to stay safe online:

1. Use Strong Passwords and a Password Manager
2. Turn on Multifactor Authentication (when possible)
3. Update your Software
4. Recognize and Report Phishing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to build momentum and impact with the goal of providing everyone with the information they need to stay safe and more secure online. McLennan Community College (MCC) is proud to support this critically important online safety awareness and education initiative, this October.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. For more information about ways to keep you and your family safe online visit [CISA: Cybersecurity Awareness Month](https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month) and [Stay Safe Online: Cybersecurity Awareness Month](https://staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month/).

### MCC October Events

In celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, MCC will be collaborating with different departments to host events around campus. We will have free giveaways and security tips to stay safe online. Come join us!!

#### MCC Events

<table class="table table-hover" id="bkmrk-mcc-events-date-time"><caption class="sr-only">MCC Events</caption><thead class="table-light"><tr><th scope="col">Date</th><th scope="col">Time</th><th scope="col">Location</th><th scope="col">Audience</th><th scope="col">Topic</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th scope="row">Wednesday, 10/2/24</th><td>11 am - 1pm</td><td>Table outside, Student Life</td><td>Students/ Faculty/Staff</td><td>Have I been pwned?</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Wednesday, 10/16/24</th><td>12:15 - 1:30 pm</td><td>Learning Commons Workshop, LTC 318 or Zoom: [https://mclennan.zoom.us/j/2549998332](https://mclennan.zoom.us/j/2549998332)</td><td>Students/ Faculty/Staff</td><td>Stay Safe Online</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Wednesday, 10/30/24</th><td>11 am - 1pm</td><td>Table Outside Student Life</td><td>Students/ Faculty/Staff</td><td>Can you spot the phishing email?</td></tr></tbody></table>

**October 1 – 31, 2024**– visit the MCC Library to see the CS display or do a CS theme crossword puzzle or word search.