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October · Four weeks

CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

A four-week campaign for school communities. Each week brings one habit anyone can try. One small habit each week.

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  1. 1Why it matters

    Try it at your desk

    Identify your district's reporting channel and save the known support contact. Practice verifying one unexpected payment or login request using a separate channel. Agree with your team that urgency never overrides verification. A legitimate sender should accept a brief check before staff disclose information or approve a change.

    Review one setting together

    Choose a non-school account and review its privacy, location sharing, recovery and connected-app settings with the account holder. Talk about what should be visible to strangers. Ask the school where to report a lost device, account problem or suspected disclosure. Repeat the conversation at school-year transitions as devices, responsibilities and online interests change.

  2. 2Do this

    • Week 1Unique passwords and login protection

      Try this: turn on MFA for one account and deny any prompt you did not start.

    • Week 2Pause, verify and report

      Try this: save your school's reporting contact where you can find it fast.

    • Week 3Privacy, respectful sharing, tools

      Try this: check who can see one file or profile before you share it.

    • Week 4Device care and a practiced help plan

      Try this: name two people you would ask for help, then restart for updates.

    Every week
    • Learn one habit
    • Try it once
    • Share the tip

    Missed a week? Start where you are. Each week stands on its own, and the habits fit any month of the school year.

  3. 3Quick check

    A request says normal verification must be skipped. What is the safest response?
    Which account setting is useful to review together?

    Choose an answer for each question.

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