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Yearlong Campaign Promotes Information Assurance Awareness

Washington D.C., January 16, 2001 - To emphasize the importance of information assurance through out the Air Force, the service is embarking on a year-long information assurance awareness campaign that begins this month.

Prior to 2001, the Air Force set aside one month each year to focus on IA awareness issues and activities. However, the rapid proliferation of network and information system utilization and the increasing threats to these systems have made it imperative that the service promotes an aggressive awareness campaign on a continual, year-round basis.

The theme of this year's campaign is "Global Vigilance, Reach and Power: Information Assurance in the 21st century." The campaign will highlight the responsibilities of the Air Force team to implement sound information assurance practices.

Throughout the year, a series of articles provided by the major commands and various agencies will be published to help promote information assurance awareness. Each month will have a different theme.

As focal point for the campaign, the Air Force Communications Agency, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is hosting the month of January and the theme is "Networthiness: Roles and Responsibilities."

The Deputy Chiefs of Staff for Air and Space Operations and Communications and Information will use February to promote "Web Security." Air Mobility Command hosts March with the theme "Digital Devices."

“Security is everyone's responsibility," said Lt. Gen. John L. Woodward Jr., Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Information. "We must continually remind everyone to guard, protect, defend and observe networks and information content. Networks are definitely maturing, and because they are part of the fight, must also be considered weapon systems.

"I encourage everyone to participate in, and contribute to, the 2001 Information Assurance Awareness campaign activities,” said Woodward, “so that we may continue to provide world-class communications and information support to the warfighters worldwide."

(Courtesy of the Air Force News Service.)

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