About the National Cyber Security Alliance

Mission:

NCSA's mission is to educate and therefore empower a digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology individuals use, the networks they connect to, and our shared digital assets.

Vision:

In a climate of persistent threats, securing cyber space is a responsibility we all share.
Securing the Internet and our shared global digital assets—cybersecurity—is critical if we are to achieve the potential of an empowered digital society capable of leveraging robust and widely available:

• content
• community
• communication
• commerce
• connectivity

NCSA builds strong public/private partnerships to create and implement broad reaching education and awareness efforts to empower users at home, work and school with the information they need to keep themselves, their organizations, their systems, and their sensitive information safe and secure online and encourage a culture of cybersecurity.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

One of NCSA's key initiatives is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. NSCA partners with DHS and the MS-ISAC as a primary driver of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, now in its seventh year. NCSAM (October) is a multi-faceted effort to disseminate security messages and information through grassroots, traditional and social media channels. In 2010, NCSA’s efforts alone (not including partner activities) reached an estimated 175,000,000 people through media and other activities. You can read the NCSAM 2010 Short Report here.