October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. As part of a nationwide campaign to inform Americans about the dangers and pitfalls of cyberspace, organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Cyber Command have issued tips and advice for people on how to safeguard their computers from viruses, worms and malware; the culprits that crash hard drives, freeze applications and render systems useless.
For Air Force installations, however, these threats can be potentially much more damaging, both in scale and importance. Cyber security then, takes on a much bigger level of significance for 50 SW units both here and around the world.
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