For #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, I'd like to start with a basic assumption we often seem to overlook:
If you don't need the data, don't keep it. Or put another way: you can't lose what you don't have.
Cheap (virtually unlimited) storage encourages us all (people and organizations) to keep lots of sensitive data we don't need - and there are plenty of examples of that coming back to bite people in sensitive places.
For #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, let's recognize the point of having an awareness month for cybersecurity in the first place:
It isn't to inform everyone of all the stuff your company's cybersecurity team is doing, but to help everyone understand how cybersecurity impacts them, both personally and professionally.
This is our industry's far less catchy #SmokeyTheBear opportunity, since we don't have a government organization with a marketing budget supporting us.
At least, that's how I see it, and how I intend to use it.
Bill Bernard