 Hello, my name is Dave McEwen, and I'm the Chief Information Security Officer and Acting Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and on behalf of the Secretary and the Chief Information Officer, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you of cybersecurity practices you can take to support the Department and the nation. Every one of us contributes to the Department's operations and missions by practicing good cybersecurity in the office, at home, and on your mobile devices. I want to encourage you to continue to do your part by taking some simple, yet vigilant actions by doing things like utilizing multi-factor authentication and strong, unique passwords, recognizing and not clicking on phishing emails, keeping your software up to date, only using approved hardware and software on official computers and networks, and reporting suspicious cyber activity. Every minute of every day, our adversaries are looking for ways to penetrate our networks in order to gain an advantage over our warfighters and our nation. Personnel in offices like the Department of Defense's Chief Information Office, the U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Networks, and units within each of the combatant command services, defense agencies, and field activities are working hard to secure the Department's networks. Together, with your action, our Department and total force is more secure and more ready. The Department of Defense depends on each of your individual cybersecurity actions to protect the Department's operations and assigned missions. Do your part, exercise the actions I've mentioned, remain vigilant, and thank you for the significant contributions you have made and will continue to make to the Department and the nation.