Cyber Safety Awareness Promoting Cyber Safety Awareness for Hawaii’s Connected Community
How is Hawaii Promoting Cyber Safety Awareness and How Can You Get Involved?
The Cyber Safety Awareness office exists to engage and educate the Hawaii community about cyber safety while working towards the common goal of making our online interactions safe and more secure. Browse the extensive list of resources needed to stay safe online or become a part of the thriving community by attending one of the many cyber safety events and activities held each month at locations throughout the islands.
Cyber Community News
Hawaii has a thriving cybersecurity community. Learn more about the events, programs, awards and more happening throughout our island communities.
The Center for Cyber Safety and Education: Free Cyber Safety eLearning Program for Children
3/19/2020The Center for Cyber Safety and Education is offering a free Garfield eLearning cyber safety program for children for the next 30 days. The program lessons cover privacy, safe posting, and cyberbullying for children to learn and enjoy at the same time. The program is available for children, ages 6-12, to play on any devices…
Read More about The Center for Cyber Safety and Education: Free Cyber Safety eLearning Program for ChildrenFTC: Online security tips for working from home
3/18/2020(FTC, Lisa Weintraub Schifferle). Teleworking during the Coronavirus outbreak? While working from home can help slow the spread of the virus, it brings new challenges: juggling work while kids are home from school; learning new software and conferencing programs; and managing paper files at home. As you’re getting your work-at-home systems set up, here are…
Read More about FTC: Online security tips for working from homeWebcast – Building a Cyber Workforce Through Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship
3/13/2020Learn how tech companies like IBM are leveraging modern day apprenticeship programs to build a 21st century cyber workforce. During this webcast on March 26, Jennifer Oddo, New Collar Apprenticeship Initiatives, IBM, will discuss competency-based apprenticeships, share success stories from the field, and provide actionable strategies that you can take to fill critical in-demand skills…
Read More about Webcast – Building a Cyber Workforce Through Apprenticeship and Pre-ApprenticeshipStop. Think. Connect.
The Stop.Think.Connect. campaign is a national public awareness campaign aimed at increasing the understanding of cyber threats and empowering the American public to be safer and more secure online. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. We each have to do our part to keep the Internet safe. When we all take simple steps to be safer online, it makes using the Internet a more secure experience for everyone.
Stop.
Before you use the Internet, take time to understand the risks and learn how to spot potential problems.
Think.
Take a moment to be certain the path ahead is clear. Watch for warning signs and consider how your actions online could impact your safety - or your family’s.
Connect.
Enjoy the Internet with greater confidence, knowing you’ve taken the right steps to safeguard yourself and your computer.Cyber Safety Links
Let the Cyber Safety Awareness branch help you to help yourself. Resources arranged by most popular categories. See all link categories
About Cyber Safety Awareness
The Office of Cybersecurity falls under the Office of Homeland Security within the State Department of Defense. This office coordinates with local cybersecurity students, professionals and other cybersecurity enthusiasts to collaboratively develop and implement strategies to collectively increase our cyber safely awareness as a thriving connected Hawaii community.
Questions?
For more information or assistance, please contact us. We are available 7:45 am – 4:30pm HST, Monday through Friday.
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