Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: October Observance, Theme and Key Facts

Exam-focused facts from the 24 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is observed every October and is co-led in the United States by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
The 2026 campaign theme, set by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, is "Don't Make It Easy for Them", emphasising online safety through repeated everyday habits.
CISA runs Cybersecurity Career Week inside the month, from October 19 to 24 in 2026.
The five C's of cybersecurity in security management writing are change, compliance, cost, continuity and coverage; they are a planning shorthand, not a standard owned by any standards body.