{"id":22286,"date":"2025-10-07T20:13:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/?page_id=22286"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:05:12","slug":"ncsam-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/security\/ncsam-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"National Cybersecurity Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month<\/h1>\n
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As we enter the month of October, we’re championing ways that our community can stay safe online with resources, tips, and tools that anyone can use to protect themselves and our community.<\/h5>\n
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The Core Four<\/h2>\n

Four ways to secure your online identity.<\/p>\n

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Use strong passwords and a password manager<\/h5>\n

Read more about passwords \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Turn on multi-factor authentication when supported<\/h5>\n

Read more about MFA \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Recognize and report scams and phishing attempts<\/h5>\n

Read more about phishing \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Keep your software and devices up-to-date<\/h5>\n

Read more about software updates \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Be mindful of the information you share with AI<\/h5>\n

With the rise of AI tools, it’s important to remember that any information you share with AI tools is not private<\/strong>, and you should always avoid sharing any sensitive or confidential data with any AI platforms. If you wouldn’t share something publicly, don’t share it with AI.<\/p>\n

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Learn more about data classification and handling at NAU \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Cybersecurity Resources at NAU<\/h2>\n
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Report a phishing attempt or scam to ITS<\/h5>\n

If you recieve a suspicious email you think may be a phishing attempt or scam, you can report it using your email application’s built-in report feature, or forward it to us at phishing@nau.edu.<\/p>\n

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Report a suspicious email to ITS \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Cybersecurity training for NAU employees<\/h5>\n

NAU employees are required to take annual cybersecurity training to be up-to-date with best practices for protecting NAU data. Learn more about the training at the link below.<\/p>\n

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Information Security Essentials \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month As we enter the month of October, we’re championing ways that our community can stay safe online with resources, tips, and tools that anyone can use to protect themselves and our community.   The Core Four Four ways to secure your online identity. Cybersecurity Resources at NAU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":0,"parent":2122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22286","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22286"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22432,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22286\/revisions\/22432"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}