BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Level 3
Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Champion of the upcoming
National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2016. It
joins a growing global effort among businesses, government
agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit
organizations and individuals to promote online safety awareness.
As an official Champion, designated by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA),
Level 3 continues to demonstrate its commitment to cybersecurity
through the delivery of secure enterprise business solutions and
educational programs designed to teach people how they can be safer
online.
What is NCSAM?
- Recognized every October, National Cybersecurity Awareness
Month (NCSAM) is a collaborative effort between government and
industry to provide digital citizens the resources needed to stay
safe and secure online and protect their personal
information.
- Coordinated and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance
(NCSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), NCSAM
reaches consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses,
corporations, educational institutions and young people across the
globe with information and educational programs centered on
practical approaches to cybersecurity.
Level 3's NCSAM Efforts Highlight:
- Cybersecurity Superheroes: How people of all ages can take
steps to protect their data.
- Assets:
- How to Craft a Strong Password (Video)
- How to Keep Your Social Media Self Safe (Video)
- Strategies for Security in the Cloud (Video)
- A Millennial's Take on Cybersecurity with Tips (Blog)
- Training Employees: Humans can be the biggest risk or asset to
a company depending on their security training. As Chris Richter, senior vice president of global
security services says, "You can't patch stupid."
- Assets:
- Employees and Security Risk (Video)
- State of the industry from RSA: Humans remain the weakest link
for every organization (Video)
- Bridging the Job Gap: Creating opportunities for high school
students to gain real-world experience in cybersecurity jobs
through the Pathways in Technology Early College High School
(P-TECH) program and focusing on building talent through in-house
training programs.
- Assets:
- Getting Started in Telecom (Blog)
- Preparing the Next Generation for the Evolving Digital Economy
(Blog)
Key Quotes:
Chris Richter, Senior Vice
President, Level 3 Communications
"There are no silver bullets. Technology won't keep us safe if
we don't adhere to cybersecurity basics such as strong passwords,
regular updates and practicing safe clicking. Proper security
controls are achieved through a combination of technology,
governance and people. We need educated, informed consumers so they
can take the right steps to protecting themselves online and make
life a little harder for bad actors."
Michael Kaiser, Executive
Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance
"The Champion program is a vital part of National Cyber Security
Awareness Month's ongoing success. More than 700 organizations
joined last year, a nearly 80-percent increase from the year
before. We are thankful to our 2016 Champion organizations for
their support and commitment to our shared responsibility of
promoting cybersecurity and online safety awareness."
About The National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance is the nation's leading
nonprofit, public-private partnership promoting cybersecurity and
privacy education and awareness. NCSA works with the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and NCSA's Board of Directors,
which include representatives from ADP; AT&T Services, Inc.;
Bank of America; Barclays; BlackBerry Corporation; Cisco; Comcast
Corporation; ESET North America; Facebook; Google; Intel
Corporation; Logical Operations; Microsoft Corp.; PayPal; PKWARE;
RSA, the Security Division of EMC; Raytheon; SANS Institute;
Symantec and Visa Inc. NCSA's core efforts include National Cyber
Security Awareness Month (October), Data Privacy Day (January 28) and STOP. THINK. CONNECT., the global
online safety awareness and education campaign led by NCSA and the
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), with federal government
leadership from DHS. For more information on NCSA, please visit
staysafeonline.org/about-us/overview/.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500
company that provides local, national and global communications
services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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responsible for its content.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are
forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current
expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a
guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level
3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important
factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals
include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: increase
revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and
operating performance; develop and maintain effective business
support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions;
avert the breach of its network and computer system security
measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and
generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage risks
associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; manage
continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; successfully integrate future acquisitions;
effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency
and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial
international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent
liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt
obligations. Additional information concerning these and other
important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press
release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.
Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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