Today, the National Cyber Security Alliance released the 2010 State of Cyberethics, Cybersafety, and Cybersecurity Curriculum in the U.S.  which explores teacher, school administrator, and school technology coordinator attitudes toward teaching cyber education topics, what is actually being taught in classrooms, and the level of professional development teachers are receiving in order to teach these topics. The survey results show some promise. For example, more than 90% of technology coordinators, school administrators and teachers support (click here or title to read full post)

A recent study, Online Reputation in a Connected World by Cross-Tab Marketing Research on behalf of Microsoft (disclaimer Microsoft is an NCSA sponsoring company) finds that more and more companies are conducting online research into a candidate’s reputation.  Of the U.S. recruiters (study also surveyed recruiters in other countries) and HR professionals surveyed, 70% say they have rejected candidates based on information they found online.  The news isn’t all bad.....(click here or post title to continue) 

MS-ISAC, one of NCSA's prime outreach partners and a leader in cybersecurity issues, conducts a series of national webcasts on cybersecurity with great topics and speakers. ( click post title for full post)

Launched four years ago by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, StopBadware emerged today as a stand alone nonprofit organization under the leadership of Maxim Weinstein, StopBadware’s executive director.

If you don’t know StopBadware, you should. (click here or title to read full post)

On January 13, 2010, Facebook and McAfee (disclaimer McAfee is an NCSA Board member) announced a new partnership aimed at making the Internet more safe and secure by making available a free six month subscription to McAfee’s Internet Security Suite software to all of Facebook’s 350 million users.

Facebook users are heavily dependent on a secure and safe Internet to connect with family, friends, and colleagues and to promote causes, fan pages, and commerce. The McAfee/Facebook partnership will make available to a wide range of users across the globe a key protection that should be on any computer connected to the Internet.

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