Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022

Plumas Bank announced that it has signed on as a Champion for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022. Founded in 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is the world’s foremost initiative aimed at promoting cybersecurity awareness and best practices. 

“Plumas Bank is proud to be a 2022 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion and is committed to educating our clients and communities about the importance of online safety. Throughout the month of October, we’re providing information on our website, in-branch, and on social media to help promote cybersecurity awareness. We work diligently year-round to stay ahead of cyber threats and to keep client information safe and secure; but cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, and we all must do our part to keep the internet safe for everyone world-wide.” Plumas Bank’s Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Aaron Boigon

From mobile to connected home devices, technology is becoming more intertwined with our lives every day. And while the evolution of technology is moving at the speed of sound, cybercriminals are working just as hard to find ways to compromise technology and disrupt personal and business life. Cybersecurity Awareness Month aims to highlight some of the emerging challenges that exist in the world of cybersecurity today and provide straightforward actionable guidance that anyone can follow to create a safe and secure digital world for themselves and their loved ones. 

This year, the Cybersecurity Awareness Month’s main focal areas revolve around four key fundamental cybersecurity best practices:

• Enabling multi-factor authentication on personal devices and business networks.
• Understanding the benefits of using a password manager and dispelling existing myths around password manager security and ease of use.
• Installing updates on a regular basis and turning on automated updates.
• Recognizing and reporting phishing – still one of the primary threat actions used by cybercriminals today.

Now in its 19th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to build momentum and impact with the goal of providing everyone with the information they need to stay safer and more secure online. Plumas Bank is proud to support this far-reaching online safety awareness and education initiative which is co-led by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

We encourage you to read more about Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 and learn how to participate in a wide variety of activities. You can also follow and use the official hashtag #BeCyberSmart on social media throughout the month.