Happy New Year! 🎉

A new year means a new project. The Cyber Collaboratorium Newsletter, which was meant to find as many free cyber awareness resources as possible will end next month when it completes one year. The newletter links will be archived on lkcyber.com and will be available for reference. Next month I'll conclude with my take-aways from this lovely project.

This issue has some juicy goodies that will give you some cyber food for thought.

May your 2017 be breachless.

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Lydia

@lkcyber

• Jan 28: Data Privacy Day  (#PrivacyAware)

Privacy has become one of the key issues in cybersecurity, Stay Safe Online has all the resources you need for Data Privacy Day (DPD). staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day
 

• DIY: Check Your Privacy Settings

Excellent privacy resource for a wide range of internet services, and apps. staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day/check-your-privacy-settings/
 

• 98 Data Points Facebook Uses to Target Ads

Many people don't realize that their privacy comes in many forms, this article will show you just how many private data points there are in FB alone.
washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/08/19/98-personal-data-points-that-facebook-uses-to-target-ads-to-you/?utm_term=.1486bf005a45

• January: National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)

Cyber stalking is just as real as physical stalking. The official site has free resources to promote awareness on NSAM for January 2017: stalkingawarenessmonth.org/promote

• 1 Stop Shop: Insider Threat Mitigation 

         Most comprehensive list (I've seen) of consolidated insider threat mitigation
         resources. 
         nationalinsiderthreatsig.org/nitsig-insiderthreatsymposiumexporesources.html

Between the DIY privacy settings, grappling FB data points, and the many insider threat mitigation resources, you've got your awareness work cut out for you this month ;)