Department of Accounting and General Services

October is not only National Cyber Security Awareness Month, it's also the time to celebrate Halloween, a time of fun, candy, and costumes. Much like trick’r’treaters and other Halloween mischief makers, malware can use ‘costumes’ to disguise what it is and to trick you into installing it. These ‘costumes’ come in many forms but if you know what to look for, you can avoid the tricks.