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National Cybersecurity Alliance Sets 2026 Awareness Month Theme

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The National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) set the theme for October 2026’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month as “Don’t Make It Easy for Them,” with the campaign running as an annual initiative. The effort focuses on encouraging consistent online safety habits during the month.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, launched in 2004, is led by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and CISA, with participating organizations involved through October. The toolkit for 2026 is structured around four cyber threats and pairs them with defensive behaviors.

The 2026 toolkit uses real-world cases of hackers and scammers who have been arrested, prosecuted, or shut down to highlight password cracking, unprotected accounts, unpatched systems, and phishing scams. For each threat, it outlines simple defensive behaviors, including using strong, unique passwords and enabling multifactor authentication, keeping devices updated, and pausing to scrutinize suspicious messages.

Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance, said, “Every small choice you make adds up. Cybersecurity is a daily practice, not a one-time fix,” and added, “Cybercriminals count on people being busy, distracted or simply not thinking about security in the moment.” Plaggemier also said, “Using strong passwords, turning on multifactor authentication, keeping your devices updated and thinking twice before you click are simple things we can all do to protect ourselves. When those actions become part of our everyday routine, we make it much harder for cybercriminals to succeed. This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we want people to make those small changes and stick with them — because we don’t have to make it easy for cybercriminals.”

Press release, provided by Globe Newswire on behalf of National Cybersecurity Alliance. Read the original.

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