Airmen, civilians and contractors must do their part to maintain situational awareness, maintain training requirements, and think creatively in planning, managing and conducting effective cyber operations, in order to protect the Nation and the Air Force's five core missions:
1. Air and Space Superiority
2. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
3. Rapid Global Mobility
4. Global Strike
5. Command and Control in and through cyberspace

From the first day Airmen put on the uniform, the Air Force enforces and re-enforces the necessity of good cyber hygiene through ongoing training.  Annual CyberAwareness training through the Air Force training site ADLS keeps Airmen vigilant and reminds them of the daily threats to the Air Force’s cyber culture.  

Airmen who want to know more about cyber security can find additional resources at the US-Cert NCAS website or “The Cyber Space” link maintained by the 24th Air Force.  Late in 2015, the Pentagon released the Department of Defense Cybersecurity Culture and Compliance Initiative.  DC3I outlines how the DoD plans to transform its cyber security culture by aligning cyber security strategy with future DoD cyber strategy.  From the bottom up the Air Force is committed to making cyber security the cultural norm.

https://golearn.adls.af.mil/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?blnWhatsNew=True

http://www.defense.gov/News/Publications

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas

http://www.24af.af.mil/About-Us/The-Cyber-Space

More than ever before, the world is connected to a vast cyberspace domain. The internet touches most aspects of daily life. With one click of a mouse or swipe of a finger, people can access volumes of information available to all users.

This is why it’s imperative for service members and government employees to use their situational awareness when operating within the Department of Defense network, as well as their personal computers.

“According to the local Little Rock Federal Bureau of Investigations report, the highest cyber threat to us in Arkansas is a cyber-scam of non-payment or non-delivery,” said Master Sgt. Travis Taylor, 19th Communications Squadron Wing Information Office section chief. “This scam cost Arkansas residents $787,181 in 2016 alone.”

October is the month to brush up on online safety as it marks the beginning of National Cyber Security Awareness month.

“The purpose of this month is to raise awareness and mitigate the threats we face in cyberspace every day,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Presland, 19th CES commander. “We want Airmen to understand that the actions they take online have implications in the real world and that there are bad cyber actors, such as cybercriminals, looking to take advantage of those unprepared.”

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