Cybersecurity Awareness

Cybersecurity awareness is more than simply knowing about cyber threats. It's a series of actions that lead to a higher level of security in your work and personal life.

GTA is pleased to provide the following online resources that can help you enhance your cybersecurity at work and at home.

At the bottom of this page, you'll find other resources, including tip sheets in PDF format.

Stay Safe Online

Begin with the basics of online safety, then move on to a range of specific topics.

Get involved

You can play a powerful role in helping your local community be safer and more secure online. The National Cybersecurity Alliance has a library of free materials, tools, and information that can be used to easily teach online safety at home, work, or in your community. You can commit 10 minutes or years to the cause. To make it easy, the National Cybersecurity Alliance has included a few suggestions to get you started.

Keep your business safe

These resources can be especially useful for small and medium-sized businesses. Understand which business assets others want. Learn how to protect those assets, how to detect when something has gone wrong, how to react quickly to minimize the impact, and how to implement an action plan. Learn what resources are needed to recover after a breach.

  • Identity Theft

    You can help people learn about identity theft - whether you're chatting with friends and family, sharing info on a social networking site, or taking resources to a religious group or PTA meeting. These free resources from the Federal Trade Commission are easy to use and share.

  • OnGuard Online

    Check out the Federal Trade Commission's free online security tips and resources and share with your friends, family, coworkers, and community.

  • Scams and Safety

    Learn tips for protecting your computer, the risk of peer-to-peer systems, the latest e-scams and warnings, internet fraud schemes, and more.