October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the IT Security Office is raising awareness about the importance of online privacy and security. This week's theme is "Simple Steps to Online Safety."

Week two recap:

• Learn more about LastPass, Cornell's secure password management service.
• Use social media safely.
• Attend this month's IT security talks.
• Give your Cornell, Google, and Facebook accounts a security checkup.

For more tips, follow @Cornell_IT and #CyberAware on Twitter, and like IT@Cornell on Facebook.