| October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an international initiative that helps everyone take simple steps to stay safe online. This year's theme is “Don't Make It Easy for Them” — a reminder that building good cybersecurity habits and practicing them consistently can make life more difficult for cybercriminals. York College and all CUNY schools are proud to support this effort in partnership with our Central Office, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA). Throughout October, we will highlight five simple defensive behaviors across four weekly topics to help you stay safer online — no expertise required. | Cyber Awareness Month: Weekly Focus | Week 1 – Oct. 5: Use Strong, Unique Passwords and a Password Manager | Week 2 – Oct. 13: Enable MFA Everywhere | Week 3 – Oct. 19: Keep Software Updated | Week 4 – Oct. 26: Scrutinize Every Message |
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| Helpful Cybersecurity Resources | Facts & Figures Insights from the Oh Behave! Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report: 2021–2025 (National Cybersecurity Alliance & CybSafe): • Awareness of multi-factor authentication (MFA) increased from 52% in 2021 to 77% in 2025, yet regular MFA use was only 53% in 2025. | • Concern about cybercrime increased from 57% in 2022 to 68% in 2025. | • 31% of participants believe losing money online is unavoidable, up from 25% in 2022. | • Phishing accounted for 40% of reported cyber incidents in 2025. • Only 31% said they always install software updates, down from 44% in 2021. (StaySafeOnline) |
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| Cyber Security Training As part of our ongoing commitment to safeguarding your digital well-being, please schedule some time to take the CyberSecurity Training Certificate Course. Use your CUNYfirst credentials to log in to Brightspace for this course. |
| Security Awareness & Reporting For additional Security Awareness resources, visit Awareness. To report suspicious emails or spam, use the yellow banner address that accompanies all emails originating outside of CUNY at reportspam@PROTECTED. For other online or browsing threats, contact our Service Desk at helpdesk@PROTECTED. Additional references: U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Cyber Security Alliance (NCA). If you have any questions about this information, please contact Kazi Islam, our Information Security Manager. | YorkIT Greg Vega Assistant Vice President / Chief Information Officer CUNYWorks IT Lead \ Alternate Campus Lead Information Technology “Take Control of Your Digital Life” |
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