Facebook Live to Cover National Cyber Security Event

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) will launch the ninth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) with an event in Omaha, Nebraska.

It will be available to viewers worldwide via Facebook Live – the social network’s official live video streaming channel.

The event will feature opening remarks from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security leadership and Nebraska state and local elected officials and will be available to watch from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET.

For more information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/100782650080089/.

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month, conducted every October since 2003, is an annual awareness-raising effort that seeks to encourage everyone to protect their networks and critical cyber infrastructure.

NCSA works in collaboration with partners across the country to empower consumers, schools, businesses and government agencies to stay safe online during NCSAM and throughout the rest of the year.

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Of late, NCSA launched its NCSAM Web Portal in advance of the 9th annual month of awareness held each October. (Read: Web Portal to Help You Stay Safe Online)

The National Cyber Security Alliance is a non-profit organization.

Through collaboration with the government, corporate, non-profit and academic sectors, the objective of the NCSA is to educate and empower a digital citizenry to use the Internet securely and safely protecting themselves and the technology they use and the digital assets we all share.

NCSA board members include: ADP, AT&T, Bank of America, EMC Corporation, ESET, Facebook, Google, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft, PayPal, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Symantec, Trend Micro, Verizon and Visa.

Photo courtesy: NCSA