WaterISAC Cybersecurity Risk Analyst Jennifer Walker has written an article for Homeland Security Today in which she reinforces how the theme for this year’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT” – focuses on personal accountability and proactive behavior. She delves into the importance of creating and managing secure passwords, noting the poor record, generally speaking, when it comes to password hygiene. Jennifer makes some observations and provides some tips, discussing how longer passwords are more secure, the added security that multifactor authentication (MFA) provides, and the pros and “problem” with password managers. Even though NCSAM 2019 will soon come to a close, Jennifer encourages her readers to make cybersecurity something they do all year, closing with a list of organizations and resources that can be accessed at any time. Read the article at Homeland Security Today.