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Guest-Column
By: Gianluca D’Antonio
FCC Director of Information
Security and Technological Risks
Member of the ENISA Experts’ Committee
October:
European
Cyber Security Month
Point 32 of the European Commission Di-
gital Agenda, “Strengthen the fight against
cybercrime at the international level” speci-
fically identifies the creation of the European
Cyber Security Month.
As a result, this initiative, the European
Cyber Security Month will be held in Oc-
tober with the principal objective of raising
awareness among European Union citizens
on the importance of security network and
information security. It is being led by the
European Network and Information Securi-
ty Agency (ENISA) to modify people’s per-
ception of cyber threats related to the use
of new technologies.
Six countries, to date, have confirmed their
participation: Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain,
the United Kingdom, Slovenia, and Norway
(ECSM (the English acronym) includes se-
veral types of activities: TV and radio adver-
tisements, campaigns in social networks,
and also by distributing educational mate-
rial in schools and news conferences.
The use of new technologies has revolutio-
nised the lifestyles of all citizens. The bene-
fits are innumerable, such as teleassistan-
ce, new medical frontiers, and smart cities.
Nevertheless, these new IT-enabled means
of communication can imply new risks due
to the inappropriate use of ever-increasing
amount of information.
Citizens are increasingly placing their trust
in Internet in their day-to-day lives for ac-
tivities such as banking, purchasing, edu-
cation, and communication. Therefore, it is
important that they are able to use Internet
in a secure and reliable manner.
In order to avoid unnecessary risks, com-
mon sense, good practices, and prudence
are essential elements.
We detail below several recommendations
and suggestions for acquiring good habits.
This section was developed in coordination
Get Safe Online (United Kingdom) and the
Department of Homeland Security of the
United States
To access the entire list of Tips and
Advice, visit ENISA’s website:
http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/
security-month/ecsm-material/tips-
and-advice
For additional information on the European
Cyber Security Month, go to:
http://www.enisa.europa.eu/activities/cert/
security-month