Cyber Security Awareness Month Wrap-Up

Throughout Cyber Security Awareness Month, our goal was to spread crucial cyber safety messages and provide free resources to help communities stay safe online.

By sharing practical tips, informative posters, and a free cyber safety module, we aimed to empower individuals and businesses with the knowledge and tools needed to protect their digital lives.

From promoting good password practices to highlighting the importance of two-factor authentication, our comms were designed to raise awareness and encourage proactive security measures.

We hope these resources have been valuable and will continue to support people lead safer online lives.

Good password practices

Good password practices are essential for safeguarding personal and professional information online. Following some key tips from this poster can significantly reduce the risk of security breaches!

Download this poster to share with your team.

How to keep your information safe

In our busy lives, setting up security on our online accounts may not be top of the list. But taking the time to put security measures in place will reduce the chance of a hack and give peace of mind that information is safe.

For Cyber Security Awareness Month, Mindshift created a free module to help with practical guidance on how to keep information safe.

If you would like the scorm files for your learning management system, please contact sales@mindshift.kiwi

Personal Information Privacy

Social media is a great place to share information about yourself with friends and family, but it pays to be careful about who can see what you share.

Download this poster to share with your team.

Device security tips

In this post, we covered top tips to keep your device secure.

Lucky enough to get a new device?  If you’re kindly regifting your old one, do a factory reset to wipe all your personal information (like photos) from it.

And set your new device software to install updates automatically.

Any device connected to the internet comes with risk, so take control of what information a scammer could access and use against you.

Review the device settings (do this through app) and check they’re not sharing data with anyone you don’t agree to share with.

Cover cameras, where possible, when not in use. And turn the microphone off unless you speak to your device often.

NCSC personal online security assessment tool

The NCSC online security assessment tool is the perfect way to bring your team up to speed on cyber security. Answer a few questions about your online security behavior and habits to get a customized action plan to help you and your business become more secure online.

Mindshift love this tool – read all about it in this blog.

Use two-factor Authentication (2FA)

Mindshift encourages everyone to switch on 2FA to provide another layer of protection to help your accounts and passwords stay secure.

And a reminder not to accept unexpected MFA prompts as these could indicate someone else is trying to access your account/s.

Download this poster to share with your team. 

NCSC ‘Unmask Cyber Crime’ Video Series

BIG shout-out to the NCSC (Own Your Online) for their ‘Unmask Cyber Crime’ video series.

Mindshift love the clear and practical guidance for small to medium sized businesses like ours.

The creepy “fakes” also make for compelling viewing!

Watch the series -

Episode 1 - How to protect your business: Learn why it’s important for your business to prioritize online security and how to start getting your business in better shape.

Episode 2 - How to protect your online accounts: Learn about the most important protections you can put in place for your online accounts.

Episode 3 - Protecting data and systems: Learn why it’s important to protect your data and your customers’ data and how to put these protections in place. Also learn how your business can best recover from an online attack.

Episode 4 - Protect your website and social media: Learn how to put the right protections in place for your website and social media accounts.

Episode 5 - How to spot phishing: Learn about the most common online attack – phishing – and how your business can avoid getting caught by it.