Re: [Full-Disclosure] U.S. National Security Awareness Day (NSAD)

[Nomen Nescio <nobody@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:48 PM 8/26/2004 -0400, Gideon T. Rasmussen, CISSP, CISM, CFSO, SCSA wrote:
>Please join us in observing U.S. National Security Awareness Day (NSAD)
>on September 10th. There are continued threats to the security of the
>United States. Our security posture must continue to improve.

Instead of wasting time on this redundant circle jerk, maybe you could spend 
some energy sorting out all the other days/weeks/months dedicated to security 
awareness.

Google has 573 hits on "security awareness day."

Rhetorical question: Does anyone know of a day of the year when it is not 
someone's "security awareness day?" If they are not all taken, maybe I'll 
proclaim my own.


http://www.computersecurityday.org/
> Computer Security Day was started in 1988 to help raise awareness of computer 
> related security issues. Our goal is to remind people to protect their 
> computers and information. This annual event is held around the world on 
> November 30th although some organizations choose to have functions on the 
> next business day if it falls on a weekend.

http://www.staysafeonline.info/
> Cyber Security Day
> Sunday, October 31, 2004, is the next Cyber Security Day. Set some time aside 
> this week to update your anti-virus software and scan your computer for 
> viruses. Also, check out the Top Ten Security Tips for more information on 
> keeping your computer safe from hackers.
>

http://edtechoutreach.umd.edu/cyberawareness.html
> April is Cyberawareness Month!
> Setting your clocks forward or back for Daylight Saving Time and replacing 
> the batteries in smoke detectors are rituals repeated every spring and fall. 
> Similarly, the National Cyber Security Alliance established April 4, 2004, as 
> Cyber Security Day to raise awareness about Internet safety and computer 
> security issues (EDUCAUSE, 2004). While colleges and universities across the 
> country planned security education and awareness events to help promote Cyber 
> Security Day, Educational Technology Outreach planned a month?s worth of 
> activities to help the K-20 community?s awareness of cybersecurity issues and 
> promote safe online practices.
>

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci956411,00.html
> Coming to a city near you: a security forum held in concert with September's 
> Cybersecurity Month. That's right. Information security is expanding from one 
> day of awareness here and there to an entire month of public service-like 
> platforms, complete with its own road show.
>

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