Take a second to stay secure this Cyber Security Action Month

October is Cyber Security Action Month — small, everyday choices help keep everyone secure online.

Cyber Security Action Month is a timely reminder of the importance of protecting our departments, colleagues and communities from the growing number of cyber threats, accelerated by emerging technology like AI.

This year's theme, Take a second. Stay secure., reflects a simple idea. The small choices we make every day, at work, at home and in our communities, help keep us secure online.

Cyber security doesn’t need to be complex or time consuming. Take a moment to pause and make a safer choice before you click a link, share information, create a password or respond to an unexpected request.

Register for our webinars

Let's use this month as an opportunity to strengthen our cyber security practices and build a safer digital environment for everyone.

We are hosting 3 free webinars covering current cyber threats:

Organise a team building activity

The Great Data Heist Escape Room Idea for your team building activity. Gather your team or do it at your own pace. It’s a self-paced cyber puzzle where you play the defender across 5 challenges. A hacker crew has your organisation in its sight, and they are out to steal your department’s data, and only you can stop them.

Email the Cyber Awareness team for a copy of the activity and set aside an hour to solve it.

How to get involved

This October identify a simple step you can take to stay secure when using your devices, apps or online services. Small actions can make a big difference to staying safe online.

Choose one or 2 actions that make sense for you and build them into your routine. Sharing what you know with family and friends helps protect the people around you too.

Explore how you can take action

Apply updates

Keep devices, operating systems and apps updated to protect against known security risks. Get help with how to install software updates.

Perform regular backups

Regular backups help protect your data and reduce the impact if something goes wrong.

Turn on multi-factor authentication for online services

Adding an extra step to sign-ins makes it harder for others to access your accounts.

Get help with how to stay secure online with multi-factor authentication.

Learn to recognise scams and report them

Know the signs of a scam so you can avoid and report it. This helps protect yourself and others.

Get help with how to spot and avoid scams.

Set long, unique passphrases

Long, unique passphrases help keep your accounts secure and reduce the chance of compromise.

Get help with how to choose passphrases.

Know the threats

Knowing common cyber threats helps you spot them and respond appropriately. Learn more about cyber security.

Check and manage privacy settings

Reviewing your privacy settings helps you understand and control who can see and access your private information.

Get help with how to manage privacy and location settings.

Think before you share on social media

Think twice before sharing on social media. Pausing before you share lets you decide if you really need to share that information online.

Check if you are oversharing online and get tips on how to stay secure.

How you can make a difference at work

As Queensland public sector employees, we have a responsibility to safeguard the data and information we work with. The systems we use and the information we handle are vital for providing essential services to Queenslanders.

Read our commitment to securing the information and services that Queenslanders have entrusted to it.

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Last updated:
29 September 2026

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