One of two reports released yesterday (see separate article today) said: Promoting a secure cyberspace is the responsibility of every citizen, all levels of government (state, local, and federal), academia, and industries, regardless of size or sector.
The report published at cyberpartnership.org calls for corporate and government funding for a campaign to mail security handbooks to small businesses across the country, and for more security education in American classrooms.
The report also suggests security excellence awards for businesses, public service advertising for home users, credits for hacking insurance, CEO forums, and even poster contests for schoolchildren, all with the aim of creating a security mindset.
One key recommendation is to create a toolkit for home users that would be distributed on CDs and provide information and links to resources on ways they could comply with a top-ten list of security precautions.
This list recommends using and updating antivirus software and using a firewall, checking for patches frequently, stopping clicking on email attachments, turning off OS file sharing, to use complex passwords and change them frequently, among other items.
This article is based on material originally published by ComputerWire
