--- title: OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH!OCTOBER IS CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH! - Central PA Technologies | Contact Us 717-836-0921 description: CPT Blog image: https://www.teamcpt.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fa0e70d9-c87c-4f60-aff9-c4b09418bef8.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/post/october-is-cybersecurity-awareness-monthoctober-is-cybersecurity-awareness-month#main-content) ![Team CPT Logo](https://www.teamcpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Team%20CPT%20Color%20Logo%20%20Horizontal.png?width=211&height=90&name=Team%20CPT%20Color%20Logo%20%20Horizontal.png) - [Home](https://www.teamcpt.com/) - [Services](https://www.teamcpt.com/services) - [About](https://www.teamcpt.com/about) - [Clients](https://www.teamcpt.com/clients) - [Join Our Team](https://www.teamcpt.com/careers) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.teamcpt.com/) - [Services](https://www.teamcpt.com/services) - [About](https://www.teamcpt.com/about) - [Clients](https://www.teamcpt.com/clients) - [Join Our Team](https://www.teamcpt.com/careers) - [Schedule a Meeting](https://www.teamcpt.com/contact) [Schedule a Meeting](https://www.teamcpt.com/contact) Oct 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM # October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month [CPT](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/author/cpt) [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/post/october-is-cybersecurity-awareness-monthoctober-is-cybersecurity-awareness-month) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/post/october-is-cybersecurity-awareness-monthoctober-is-cybersecurity-awareness-month) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/post/october-is-cybersecurity-awareness-monthoctober-is-cybersecurity-awareness-month) The lack of awareness amongst employees is a leading cause of a successful ransomware attack against a small business. This month we will highlight 5 types of social engineering scams to know, starting with phishing... Phishing is the leading tactic use by today's ransomware hackers, typically delivered in the form of an email, chat, web ad or website designed to impersonate a real system and organization. Often crafted to deliver a sense of urgency, the message within these emails often appears to be from the government or a major corporation and can include logos and branding. ![temp-post-image](https://www.teamcpt.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fa0e70d9-c87c-4f60-aff9-c4b09418bef8.jpg) [#Cybersecurity,](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity), [Email](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/tag/email), [Phishing,](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/tag/phishing), [Ransomware,](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/tag/ransomware) ## Related posts [![](https://www.teamcpt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/dd7c9b55-ca09-4de6-bd9d-82d3d67bcbaa-1.png?height=200&name=dd7c9b55-ca09-4de6-bd9d-82d3d67bcbaa-1.png)](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/post/cyber-awareness-during-elections) ## [Cyber Awareness During Elections](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/post/cyber-awareness-during-elections) [CPT](https://www.teamcpt.com/blog/author/cpt) Oct 5, 2020 2:41:19 PM With Election propaganda in-your-face at every turn, it’s easy to get lax about cyber security. 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