The Office of Cyber Security (OCS) in the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services is hosting the “NYS K-12 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest” during the month of October as part of the “National Cyber Security Awareness Month” activities. Attached is an informational flyer that can be distributed to all parents, teachers and students in NYS public, private and home-schools, inviting the students to participate in the contest. This is a great opportunity for teachers to talk to students about being safe while on the Internet and when using their computers and mobile devices. This year the contest has four entry categories: Kindergarten – Grade 2, Grade 3-5, Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12. NYS winners will be entered into the MS-ISAC National Computer Security Poster Contest which is held during the spring months. National contest winning posters will be included in the 2013 Annual MS-ISAC calendar distributed in fall of 2012.
The OCS “NYS K-12 Kids Safe Online Poster Contest” information web page is http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ocs/awareness-training-events/events/2011/2011-12poster.cfm
Questions may be submitted to cyber.outreach@dhses.ny.gov
Don’t miss out! The Contest entry deadline is November 4, 2011.
The 2010-2011 NYS winners can be viewed at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ocs/awareness-training-events/events/2011/2011-poster-winners.cfm
