October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an awareness campaign focused on helping people and businesses to stay secure and safe with technology. This feels more important than ever this year with new cyber security risks introduced by wider AI use – and with recent cyber breaches in the news reminding everyone that schools and businesses need to be vigilant with their cybersecurity.
This year’s Cyber Security Awareness month theme is ‘Stay Safe Online’ and introduces ‘Core 4’ – four easy steps that anyone can take to boost online safety:
- Use strong passwords and a password manager
- Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Recognise and report scams
- Update your software.
Learn more about Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Helping you review your cybersecurity
One way to protect against cyberattacks is by reviewing your cybersecurity to identify where appropriate measures are in place, where the vulnerabilities lie and the actions you need to take for futureproofing.
To support with this, here are some recommended free resources for schools and businesses:
- Small business, smart tech guide – Ideas and checklists to keep your IT secure and sustainable
- Cybersecurity in educational establishments webinar
- Sharpening up cybersecurity for a mobile workforce
- How AI is changing and what we should know about cybersecurity
- Balancing security and costs in attack surface management
- New research into UK schools’ cybersecurity effectiveness published
- KCSIE 2025: Understanding the updates and preparing your school webinar