We need your help. Security experts with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are working to secure our nation’s cybersecurity, but we can’t do it alone. We need everyone in Kansas to take steps to help make themselves more secure online. That’s the purpose of our Secure Our World program.
Secure Our World provides no-cost ways for individuals, businesses and organizations to take the steps needed to reduce our collective cyber risk.
With that said, if every reader did only these four things it would make a huge impact:
- Use strong passwords, meaning long, random and unique to each account.
- Enable multifactor authentication on all accounts. We need more than a password to secure our information.
- Recognize and report phishing, or as we like to say, think before you click. Be cautious of unsolicited emails or texts, and never click unknown links or open attachments from unknown sources.
- Update software regularly. In fact, enable automatic security updates on all devices.
The best part about these four easy steps is they are easy to do. Each one of these steps can be accomplished in the time it took for you to read this commentary.
For more information about the Secure Our World program, or to explore our free cybersecurity resources, visit Secure Our World | CISA at https://www.cisa.gov/secure-our-world.
By working together, we can secure America and secure our world.
Phil Kirk is the regional director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Region 7. CISA is the operational lead for federal cybersecurity.
