ENISA celebrates 10 years in raising awareness on digital security and
cyber hygiene
With the increased use of open data, cyber criminals can use the
information available online to create more realistic and
individualised forms of tricks. Thanks to the  European
Cybersecurity Month [https://cybersecuritymonth.eu/phishing] (ECSM)
– which this year celebrated its 10th anniversary – public and
private entities increase awareness among citizens about ways to
identify legitimate sources of data and information. 

Organised by the European Cybersecurity Agency
[https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/european-cybersecurity-month-2022-ten-years-of-raising-cyber-awareness-throughout-europe] (ENISA),
the ECSM’s campaign is launched across Europe to raise awareness on
cyber threats and how it can impact anyone in society. This October,
hundreds of activities
[https://cybersecuritymonth.eu/@@activities-map] are initiated for EU
citizens, businesses, and public administration, including
conferences, workshops, trainings, webinars, presentations s promoting
digital security and cyber hygiene. For the 2022 edition, the ECSM
aims to reach professionals between 40-60 years of age from all
sectors as well as Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), on
which cybersecurity damage can have a significant impact.

Over the years, ECSM has become a reference for national and regional
organisations as well as companies to structure their awareness
calendar. Also, the ECSM has created an open map
[https://cybersecuritymonth.eu/@@activities-map] of the cybersecurity
activities in each country so that EU citizens can access their most
near-by events. 

The ECSM organised its awareness activities around two types of
methods used by criminals. 

 	* The first is _phishing. _This method is used by attackers to trick
users in revealing personal information or clicking on malicious
emails which will download a program from the attachment. Nowadays,
cyber criminals expand their tactics and also use phone calls and SMS
messages for phishing. 
 	* The second method is _ransomware _through malicious e-mails, which
has been identified as one of the most devastating forms of attack.
The goal for the attackers is to make the targeted organisation
non-operational and deprive individuals of their digital information.
The only possibility given to recover the data is by paying a ransom. 

#ThinkBeforeYouClick became the ECSM’s motto for online campaigns
and on social media. Thanks to this hashtag, anyone can access free
tips and best practices on how to be safe online, how to make your
organisation resilient, and how to respond to a malicious attempt. 

To learn more about cybersecurity activities and further tips, consult
the ECSM webpage [https://cybersecuritymonth.eu/]!

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Publication Date/Time
2022-10-21T07:00:00+00:00
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