In 2021, in celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Information Security Team at Ohio University painted the famous "Graffiti Wall" on campus!
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Every year since 2003, October has been recognized as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This effort was brought to life through a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Cybersecurity Awareness Month features a variety of topics each week to help inform and educate individuals on how to best protect themselves online. This initiative continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our nation. Here at OHIO, we are dedicated to ensuring the University community has all the resources necessary to be safe and more secure online.
We also encourage all faculty and staff to complete the Online IT Security training, if they have not done so already. University departments that have the highest rate of completion at the end of October will be recognized as Cybersecurity Champions and the winning department will receive a cookie party courtesy of the Information Security Office.
This year, we will focus on four key behaviors which allow users to feel empowered to take responsibility for personal data safety online.
Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Each week of October will feature a different topic within cybersecurity.
Test your cybersecurity knowledge and help us beat Miami by competing in CyberMania!
Complete a short survey and be entered to win a prize pack from OHIO's Information Security Office. All month long we will be updating our page to see who is winning Cybermania!
Ohio University Named Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion
Ohio University has been awarded the honor of being named a Cybersecurity Awareness Champion by Stay Safe Online. This award is achieved by organizations who are dedicated to promoting a safer, more secure, and trusted internet.
99.9%
of account hacks could have been blocked by multi-factor authentication
70%
of people admit to reusing passwords
20%
of Android users are using the latest (and safest) operating system
43%
of adults report sharing their passwords with at least one person
42%
of email users report phishing to their email providers
Celebrating CSAM
