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Thursday, October 18, 2012

OCTOBER MARKS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH


The Ocean City Police Department is observing the 9th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month.  Police would like to remind citizens of the importance of preventing, detecting and responding to cyber-attacks. 
Presidential Proclamation In 2012, President Obama again issued a presidential proclamation declaring October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. You can read the proclamation here:http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/10/01/presidential-proclamation-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-2012
National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA)http://www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam/about and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) http://msisac.cisecurity.org/ is an opportunity to provide citizens with valuable information on how they can protect themselves and their devices.

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