annybell-villarroel

Anny believes in a people-centric trust-based approach for security culture and awareness &mdash; one where we help people learn about cybersecurity in a fun way, and make them feel empowered, rather than afraid. She also leads the Madrid chapter for WoSEC &mdash; Women of Security.

Security Culture Manager

Annybell Villarroel

Our security best practices checklist will help you, and the kids you know, stay safe online.



Today, it’s hard to think about a part of our lives that’s not connected to the internet in one way or another. Work, relationships, entertainment, growth, finances, health, home appliances, cars. They all can have an **online component**.

But the online world is a hard thing to perceive. We can’t quite touch it. We can only experience it through a screen, headphones, or a microphone. So the associated risks and consequences sometimes may not seem as real and bad as a hurricane, an armed theft, or as cutting a finger while cooking. But *are they*? 

Yes, they are!

But it also depends on you, and your “threat model”, which is just a fancy (and possibly intimidating) word to sum up the answers to these six questions:

* What are my assets? 
* Who are my adversaries?
* What can my adversary do?
* How likely is it that I will have to protect my assets?
* How bad are the consequences if I fail?
* What can I do to defend myself against my adversaries?

The questions also sound a bit intimidating, but it’s just about listing what you value, who can hurt you, how, what are the odds of being affected, what the consequences could be and what are your defenses. It works for online and offline risk.

Since so much of our lives are online today, we all have **valuable assets on the web**. Our online identity, our private identifiable information (name, birthdate, home address, phone number, email accounts), our social media, credit card numbers, pictures, work data. We all have information to protect, and we all have a responsibility to protect it too, [_including children_](https://auth0.com/blog/auth0-cybersafe-camp/).

![Auth0 family security](https://images.ctfassets.net/23aumh6u8s0i/4VW4wTpm0aesOHQS6GZJiu/071af53dace08a20a87351ce43a5554d/auth0-personal-security)

And since there have been so many [_data breaches_](https://auth0.com/blog/what-is-a-data-breach/) up until now, we all have adversaries. All the data that has been breached is up for sale for a cheap price on the dark web, and it could be used against us in different ways. Depending on who we are and what we do, we may be an interesting target as well. 

In general, the consequences of an attack can be tremendously hurtful. Identity theft, ransom, data or financial loss, cyberstalking, and even physical damage. 

Now, we can all get ready and protect ourselves, and that is what **October National Cybersecurity Awareness Month** is about. A yearly effort aimed at helping you stay safe online. 

At Auth0 we care very deeply about cybersecurity, and we want to help make the internet safer. Not only by [_increasing the security of your business_](https://auth0.com/blog/how-auth0-makes-your-apps-more-secure/) through our platform, by helping you enable password policies, anomaly detection, and MFA quickly, and by protecting the credentials of your users which helps prevent data breaches. But also by spreading awareness about cybersecurity, and partnering up with the [_US government_](https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month), the [_EU_](https://cybersecuritymonth.eu/), and [_Australia_](https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/get-involved/stay-smart-online-week) during October National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

So we have prepared an **easy checklist** to help you, and the kids you know, stay safe online. Download the [Personal Cybersecurity Checklist](https://auth0.com/resources/whitepapers/personal-cybersecurity-checklist)!

We believe in making cybersecurity accessible for everyone, so we’ve translated it to **9 languages** with the help of Auziros from all over the world. 

Follow us on [_Twitter_](https://twitter.com/auth0), where we’ll be sharing 31 days of tips and best practices, and also come talk to us in [_our online meetup_](https://www.meetup.com/Auth0-Online-Meetup/), [_Seattle_](https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Identity-and-Security-Meetup/), [_London_](https://www.meetup.com/London-Identity-and-Security-Meetup/), and [_Hamburg_](https://cybersecmonth-hamburg.de/). 

Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. We all have to Own It. Secure It. Protect it, so we can stay safe online.


Personal Information Security Checklist for Family and Friends

auziros:mckenzie-mayer

Customer Identity (CIAM) Product Comms lead, driving collective storytelling across Okta and Auth0. Making technology accessible for everyone.

Customer Identity Product Comms Lead at Okta

McKenzie Mayer

Join us for global events promoting cybersecurity awareness and education

**BELLEVUE, Wash. -- October 1, 2019 --** [Auth0](https://auth0.com/), a global leader in Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), today announced a series of global events and meetups in support of [National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)](https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month). During October, Auth0 joins government and industry organizations around the world in educating the public about cybersecurity best practices and how to stay safe online.

Originally created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and National Cyber Security Alliance, NCSAM has grown into a global initiative supported by the [EU](https://cybersecuritymonth.eu/) and [Australia](https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/get-involved/stay-smart-online-week). This year's campaign — Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT. — encourages personal accountability and proactive behavior to enhance cybersecurity at home and in the workplace; and focuses on issues like citizen privacy, consumer devices, and eCommerce security.

NCSAM named Auth0 a [2019 Champion Organization](https://staysafeonline.org/ncsam/champions/view-all/) dedicated to promoting a safer, more secure and more trusted internet. Auth0 activities in support of this year's campaign include:

## Online meetups. Read more and register at [Auth0 Online Meetups](https://www.meetup.com/Auth0-Online-Meetup/).

- **October NCSAM Kickoff & Hacking JWTs** with Annybell Villarroel, security awareness manager at Auth0 and Joel Lord, developer advocate at Red Hat for the OpenShift Platform

- **Gotta Catch'em All - Bug Bounty!** with Chloe Messadhi, VP of strategy at Point3 Security

- **Prioritizing Trust while Creating Applications** with Jennifer Davis, cloud advocate at Microsoft

- **Security in 2019** with Eugenio Pace, CEO and co-founder and Joan Pepin, CISO and VP of operations at Auth0

- **The State of Crypto in Node.js** with Ujjwal Sharma, apprentice compiler engineer at Igalia and core team member at Node.js

## In-person events. Read more and register below.

- **Women Who Code Workshop** with Eva Sarafianou, product security engineer at Auth0. Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Auth0's Bellevue Office [Learn more and register](https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Seattle/events/265429291/).

- **Cybersecurity Awareness Meetup 2019** in [Hamburg](https://www.meetup.com/Hamburg-Cybersecurity-Awareness-Month-2019/events/264612206/), [London](https://www.meetup.com/London-Identity-and-Security-Meetup/), and [Seattle](https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Identity-and-Security-Meetup/).

## Free Downloadable Content

- **Personal Cybersecurity Checklist** Learn how you and your loved ones can [stay safe online](https://auth0.com/resources/whitepapers/personal-cybersecurity-checklist).

- **Credential Stuffing Attacks Whitepaper** Learn about [credential stuffing attacks](https://auth0.com/resources/whitepapers/credential-stuffing-attacks) and how to combat them.


To get involved with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, visit the [NICCS NCSAM website](https://niccs.us-cert.gov/national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-2019) and follow the updates on Twitter #BeCyberSmart.

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