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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and there are many sites to download tools, tips, and other cool stuff to use in your organizations. StaySafeOnline.org is one such site that is part of the National Cyber Security Alliance.
The site offers information on K-12 for educators, home users, higher education, and small businesses. If you have ideas, send them onto Shannon Kellogg of EMC who sits on the board. You may reach Shannon at: or learn more about his efforts at: skellogg@rsasecurity http://www.rsa.com/blog/blog.aspx?author=kellogg
Other information about the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (non-inclusively) are: http://www.staysafeonline.org/files/NCSAM/NCSA-10%20Ways%20to%20StaySafeOnline.pdf
https://cyberexchange.isc2.org/
http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1158611596104.shtm
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/editorial_0839.shtm
http://www.msisac.org/awareness/oct08/index.cfm
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