Cybersecurity Awareness Month tips: How to Fight Phishing

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Cincinnati State’s Information Technology Services Department encourages all employees and students to refresh your knowledge of how to stay safe online.

Cybersecurity attacks or lapses can happen when you are at work, at home, at school, or on the go with your digital devices.

The theme (and hashtag) for the month is #BeCyberSmart, and the focus for the second week is “Fight the Phish”.

• Click to watch a video on how to avoid phishing, which is an attempt by a cyber-criminal to get users to share sensitive or private information.

For more tips, visit https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online.