Blogs

When it comes to sharing personal information online, less is more.  The less you share, the more you can protect your privacy and minimize the chances of becoming a victim. 

Eric Davis is Google’s Global Public Policy Manager and an NCSA Board Member. Recently, Google launched “Good To Know,” a campaign to educate people and raise awareness about privacy and security.

We asked Eric to tell us about “Good To Know,” and the steps people can take to stay safe online this Data Privacy Day and throughout the year.

Data Privacy Day is January 28, 2012.  We've created a Data Privacy Day guide with ways to celebrate and get involved this year. 

Matt Ivester, the founder of the controversial website JuicyCampus.com, has advice for students about managing their privacy and online reputations this Data Privacy Day.

When you work with sensitive data, no matter what field you're in, regular cyber security checks are a must. Practicing routine 'cyber hygiene' will help protect against spillage or loss of your sensitive data.

During the month of January, EDUCAUSE is expanding on Data Privacy Day to provide an entire month’s worth of activities and resources to help raise data privacy awareness in higher education. You can learn more about EDUCAUSE's free webinars in January by reading this guest blog post from Rodney Petersen of EDUCAUSE.

Liz Fraumann is the Director of Cybersecurity Awareness and Education at ESET, LLC a software security provider based in San Diego and Bratislava, Slovakia. Liz also leads ESET’s cyber security initiative, Securing Our eCity which is focused on general awareness, preparation and education of cybersecurity for business and consumers.

We asked Liz to share some of her accomplishments of 2011, resolutions for 2012 and give advice to others who are thinking of starting their own community organizations to promote awareness and education about online safety.

A new national study released by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and McAfee shows many Americans aren’t taking extra precautions to protect their smartphones from hackers, malware and other threats because they feel their devices are safe from cybercrime.

Kristin Judge is the former commissioner of Washtenaw County, Michigan and the leader of the Washtenaw County Cyber Citizenship Coalition (WC4) , a volunteer organization designed to raise awareness and provide county residents with the tools and resources to be good cyber citizens. This fall, she became the Director of Partner Engagement for the Center for Internet Security, Multi-State ISAC Division.

We asked Kristin to share some of her accomplishments of 2011 and give advice to others who are thinking of starting their own community organizations to promote awareness and education about online safety.