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National Cyber Security Alliance

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An ITSPmagazine Strategic Partner

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NCSA is the nation's leading nonprofit, public-private partnership promoting cybersecurity and privacy education and awareness. NCSA works with a broad array of stakeholders in government, industry and civil society.

NCSA's primary partners are DHS and NCSA's Board of Directors, which includes representatives from ADP; American Express; Bank of America; CDK Global, LLC; CertNexus; Cisco; Cofense; Comcast Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; ESET North America; Facebook; Google; Infosec; Intel Corporation; Marriott International; Mastercard; Microsoft Corporation; Mimecast; NXP Semiconductors; Proofpoint; Raytheon; Symantec Corporation; Uber: U.S. Bank; Visa and Wells Fargo.

NCSA's core efforts include National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October); Data Privacy Day (Jan. 28); STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™, the global online safety awareness and education campaign co-founded by NCSA and the Anti-Phishing Working Group with federal government leadership from DHS; and CyberSecure My Business™, which offers webinars, web resources and workshops to help businesses be resistant to and resilient from cyberattacks.

  Live and On-Demand Webinars With NCSA

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Jun 11
NCSA Webinar | Detecting Cyber Incident In Your Small Business: What To Look For And How To Respond

Join Bradford J. Willke, CISSP, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Robin L. Wetherill, Federal Trade Commission for a NCSA webinar on Tuesday, June 11 at 2pm ET / 11 am PT discussing incident detection and what you can do to limit or contain the impact of a potential cybersecurity event.

REGISTER TODAY FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR

  CyberSecure My Business

The National Cyber Security Alliance’s (NCSA’s) CyberSecure My Business™ is a national program helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) learn to be safer and more secure online.

  Upcoming Workshops And Webinars With CyberSecure My Business

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Jun 11
NCSA Webinar | Detecting Cyber Incident In Your Small Business: What To Look For And How To Respond

Join Bradford J. Willke, CISSP, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Robin L. Wetherill, Federal Trade Commission for a NCSA webinar on Tuesday, June 11 at 2pm ET / 11 am PT discussing incident detection and what you can do to limit or contain the impact of a potential cybersecurity event.

REGISTER TODAY FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR

  SMB CyberSecurity Resources

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SMB Resource: Facebook Account Security for Small Business | NCSA

NCSA teamed up with Facebook Security to provide four top tips to help protect your business page.

WATCH THE VIDEO
SMB Resource: Digital Spring Cleaning SMB Checklist | NCSA

Millions of Americans nationwide will devote warm weather weekends to tidy up their homes for spring. Help spruce up your SMB’s cybersecurity with this checklist.

GET THE CHECKLIST
SMB Resources: Free Online Security Checkups and Tools | NCSA

Many cybersecurity vendors offer free security checks for your devices. View the collection of tools available via NCSA CyberSecure My Business to check your devices for known viruses and spyware and see if your device is vulnerable to cyber attacks.

VIEW THE LIST OF TOOLS
SMB Resource: Top Online “Take-Action Tips” to Help Keep You Safe and Secure | NCSA

Download the digital spring cleaning tip sheet and graphics to share with family, friends and colleagues.

VIEW THE TIPS
SMB Resource: Creating a Cyber Aware Employee Culture in Your Business | NCSA

Millions of Americans nationwide will devote warm weather weekends to tidy up their homes for spring. Help spruce up your SMB’s cybersecurity with this checklist.

WATCH THE WEBINAR

  Podcasts With CyberSecure My Business

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National Cyber Security Alliance's CyberSecure My Business And ITSPmagazine: A Conversation With Daniel Eliot

By Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
A conversation with Daniel Eliot

Today’s episode is a very special one as we get to connect with our good friend, Daniel Eliot, Director of Education & Strategic Initiatives at National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) where he is responsible for building and maintaining NCSA’s newest initiative, CyberSecure My Business. During our quick chat, Marco and Sean discuss our recent partnership announcement and what’s to come during National Small Business Week.

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  National CyberSecurity Awareness Month

  Data Privacy Day

A New Era in Privacy, a Data Privacy Day Event

Data Privacy Day is an international effort to empower individuals and business to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust.

The technology landscape is rapidly changing and is forging a new era in privacy. Privacy leaders with diverse perspectives will explain opportunities and challenges for the privacy road ahead.

Join NCSA by watching the video below as they present the official Data Privacy Day event, "A New Era in Privacy" in an afternoon of engaging panels and discussions with leading privacy experts.

  Upcoming Events

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LOEWS CHICAGO O’HARE HOTEL
American CIO & IT Summit 2019
LOEWS CHICAGO O’HARE HOTEL

The American CIO and IT Summit is an event designed to provide IT executives with current trends, strategic insights and best practices in trending technology…

LOEWS CHICAGO O’HARE HOTEL
Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes
Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference 2019
Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes

Join cybersecurity and digital forensics professionals for educational sessions, new tools, training, and networking.

Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes
Government Cyber Dialogue 2019

Bearing the vision of making the Middle East more cyber aware; this event aims to identifying strategies to push risk, crisis and security management culture…

Str. Vasile Lascăr
Bucharest Symposium on Global Cybersecurity Awareness 2019
Str. Vasile Lascăr

Our Symposium on Cybersecurity Awareness Messaging addresses the development of cybersecurity awareness programs and the exchange of best practices…

Str. Vasile Lascăr
Sheraton Pentagon City
Cyber Security for Defense 2019
Sheraton Pentagon City

A more connected defense and intelligence world means that warfighters receive more information faster and more accurately than ever.

Sheraton Pentagon City
NIST
FISSEA 2019 at NIST
NIST

FISSEA is a forum for Federal Information Security Educators to share information, effective practices, and solutions regarding cybersecurity awareness, training…

NIST
Dallas/Fort Worth Technology Summit 2019

The DFW Technology Summit has been developed specifically for Senior Level IT & Security Executives from across all verticals.

The Westin Dallas Park Central
Cyber:Secured Forum 2019
The Westin Dallas Park Central

Cyber:Secured Forum is a cybersecurity educational summit connecting the worlds of cybersecurity, physical security and systems integration…

The Westin Dallas Park Central
Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa
6th annual SANS Security Awareness Summit 2019
Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa

This two-day Summit includes expert awareness-focused talks, interactive discussions, networking events, and more!

Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa
Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

Join cybersecurity and digital forensics professionals for educational sessions, new tools, training, and networking.

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

  Latest News

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The National Cyber Security Alliance And ITSPmagazine Announce Partnership In Support Of CyberSecure My Business™

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) – a nonprofit, public-private partnership focused on helping businesses and consumers stay safer and more secure online – announced today a strategic partnership with ITSPmagazine. At the intersection of IT security and society, ITPSmagazine is a free, online publication that focuses on information technology, cybersecurity, data privacy, the InfoSec community and the influence that tech has on our daily lives – in business and at home. Both organizations will work closely to promote and amplify awareness of NCSA’s national CyberSecure My Business program.

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The National Cyber Security Alliance and the Better Business Bureau Recommend Top Online “Take-Action Tips” to Help Keep You Safe and Secure

A “Digital Spring Cleaning” with simple, actionable steps will help both consumers and small businesses protect valuable information from getting into hackers’ hands.

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Data Privacy Day 2019 Reminds Businesses and Consumers About the Value of Personal Data and the Need to Protect It

In this new era of privacy, the National Cyber Security Alliance will underscore the value of personal information by informing businesses about the critical need to respect consumer privacy and safeguard data.

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Make a Digital New Year’s Resolution: Keep Your Computer Systems and Software Up to Date

As Americans get ready to ring in 2019 with balloons and bubbly,  millions will vow to eat healthier, get more exercise and save more money. But why stop there?

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  Articles and Podcasts on ITSPmagazine

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National Cyber Security Alliance's CyberSecure My Business And ITSPmagazine: A Conversation With Daniel Eliot

By Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
A conversation with Daniel Eliot

Today’s episode is a very special one as we get to connect with our good friend, Daniel Eliot, Director of Education & Strategic Initiatives at National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) where he is responsible for building and maintaining NCSA’s newest initiative, CyberSecure My Business. During our quick chat, Marco and Sean discuss our recent partnership announcement and what’s to come during National Small Business Week.

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Mission accomplished. We are all cyber aware now.

By Marco Ciappelli | Co-host Sean Martin
A conversation with Daniel Eliot

Sean and I recorded three episodes with Daniel because it is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and you need to listen to all of them - in no particular order - to become Cyber Aware Awesome and earn a Cyber Society Pin Badge.

Gosh, it seems like just yesterday when we published the first podcast, and so much has happened since then, that I am honestly struggling to find the words to introduce this final conversation. 

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The Most Important Thing For Any Business Is To Stay In Business

By Sean Martin | Co-host Marco Ciappelli
A conversation with Daniel Eliot

In the second of three episodes, Sean Martin is joined by Marco Ciappelli, and these co-founders have the distinct pleasure of chatting with Daniel Elliot. Daniel is the director of small business education at the NCSA and shares some of the misconceptions small and medium sized businesses might have when it comes to protecting their systems, their information, and even their capital from cyber crime and cyber fraud.

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Why Do We Have a National Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

By Sean Martin | Co-host Marco Ciappelli
A conversation with Daniel Eliot

In the first of three episodes, Sean Martin is joined by Marco Ciappelli, and these co-founders have the distinct pleasure of chatting with Daniel Elliot on the show. Daniel is the director of small business education at the NCSA and gives an overview of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, as well as the value of sharing cybersecurity responsibility — from the consumer to the large enterprise and from the boardroom to the break room.

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