SECURE OUR WORLD
CISA announced the launch of “Secure Our World,” a nationwide cybersecurity public awareness campaign to educate all Americans on how to stay safe online. The campaign includes a public service announcement (PSA) that will air on stations around the country, as well as digital content, a toolkit, and other resources. Recognizing that technology is an integral part of our modern lives, Congress tasked CISA with creating this program to provide small businesses, communities, and individuals with the guidance and tools they need to protect themselves online.
By equipping individuals, families and businesses with the knowledge and resources needed to protect ourselves and our digital assets, the Secure Our World program promotes safe online practices as an everyday activity we should all adopt, especially when connected, and helps empower all of us to make informed decisions about our cyber habits.
The Secure Our World program is a year-round, enduring effort to educate individuals and small to medium-sized businesses about how to stay secure online, and it provides resources to improve cybersecurity habits to increase resilience against cyber threats.
For individuals and families, the Secure Our World program emphasizes the importance of securing personal accounts, offering guidance on personal device safety, safe internet browsing practices, social media usage, and protecting personal information online.
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face unique challenges, so we are working to help them Secure Our World by offering tools and resources that can help boost SMB’s cybersecurity defenses and minimizes the risk of data breaches or cyber-attacks, making not only our businesses, but our communities safer.
Tech manufacturers can Secure Our World by implementing security features built-in by design. Default settings should have the highest security measures implemented, and individuals can manually bypass security features if they don’t want them. Users should not have to opt-in to necessary security measures.
The Secure Our World program leverages partnerships and collaborations with government, tribes, industry partners, and cybersecurity experts to ensure access to up-to-date resources such as guidance on personal device safety, safe internet browsing practices, social media usage, and protecting personal information online. We encourage everyone to explore resources to keep you and your family safe by visiting Secure Our World | CISA, following us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube, and using the hashtag #SecureOurWorld.
SECURITY PLANNING PRODUCTS
Security Planning Workbook
CISA is pleased to announce the release of a new resource titled, Security Planning Workbook, which can assist critical infrastructure owners and operators with developing a foundational security plan. This workbook is designed to be flexible and scalable to suit the needs of most facilities. It is intended for any individual who is involved with an organization’s security planning efforts, including those with varying degrees of security expertise, who are charged with the safety and security of facilities and people. This product also provides descriptions of critical elements of security planning information, offers a multitude of resources, and includes fillable fields to guide stakeholder efforts.
For more information and to access this workbook, visit: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/security-planning-workbook
Protecting Houses of Worship Infographic
CISA released a new resource titled, Protecting Houses of Worship: Perimeter Security Considerations Infographic that is a companion piece to CISA’s and the FBI’s co-branded Protecting Places of Worship: Six Steps to Enhance Security Fact Sheet. The infographic provides Houses of Worship stakeholders with low- to no-cost protective measures to enhance physical security. It also highlights grants and resources available to assist houses of worship in conducting vulnerability assessments, developing and updating security strategies and plans, bolstering physical security, and minimizing the impact of a potential attack.
For more information and to access this product, visit: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/protecting-houses-worship-perimeter-security-considerations-infographic
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