October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the 2026 theme from the National Cybersecurity Alliance is especially appropriate: “Don’t Make It Easy for Them.” The message is simple: cybersecurity does not depend only on firewalls, antivirus software, or the IT department. The everyday decisions each of us makes can either make an attacker’s job easier or much more difficult.
But… attackers are changing their tactics. Learn how.