Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The Noble Work Of Repeated Reminders
Security Boulevard, Thursday, October 10th, 2024
Another October. Another Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And, in the thick of the mundane online training courses and the collective sighing from the employee base, it can be easy to lose sight of its value.
It's true - when this important month isn't fairly framed, it can seem like a grueling box-check exercise. A bunch of reminders to be, once again, tucked away in your subconscious.
However, when accurately framed, this month can be seen for what it actually is-a reminder that cybersecurity is an all-hands-on-deck, high-stakes operation.
For security practitioners like me, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is all-day-every-day-24x7. So, I sat down with four other SOC analysts from the Expel Managed Detection & Response (MDR) team to discuss the areas of cybersecurity that teams should prioritize in October as they plan for 2025 and beyond.
Arm your people to protect their identities
This first area is a reminder for security teams. If you're not doing everything possible to secure your identities, you're exposed.