How do you feel about Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

Don't miss your chance to join the yearly Community pumpkin carving event ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ ­͏ [View in browser]( [Spiceworks]( I had this weird dream the other day where I had just collected my luggage at the airport and was in search of the rental car place, only to be surprised by...other dinosaurs. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that it wasn't a dream but [something I saw on the internet](. I've been around a long time; it was only a matter of time before my memory got a little fuzzy. Enjoy this week's spicy picks while I try to figure out how many of these related videos were also "dreams." [SpiceRex]( [SpiceRex]( Spiceworks Community [Do you "celebrate" Cybersecurity Awareness Month?]( According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), this is the 20th Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In recognition of two decades, this year's theme, "Secure Our World," will become an enduring message to encourage us to take action every day, rather than just one month out of the year. ​​Justin for baramundi took it a step further in the Community and asked how IT pros think about the month as a whole. Do you step up your efforts to make colleagues more aware, or is it just another 31 days at the office? [Semper Vigilans]( ['Tis the season for pumpkins]( Jack-o-lanterns are a pretty common sight in the later weeks of October. Thanks to the internet, pattern booklets, and specialized tools, you don't need years of training to carve a pumpkin into a masterpiece. Fortunately, we're not looking for the next great work of art; we just want to give everyone a place to share their creations. All you have to do to join our Community Pumpkin Carving Event is post a picture of your handiwork in the forums. [Show us what you got »]( [Voice of IT]( [What kind of workspace do you have?]( According to last week's poll, most of our community members spend more than 40 hours a week at work. That's a lot of time to spend in one place, so hopefully you've done a bit to make it feel like a second home. And if your workplace *is* your home, do you have a dedicated space to work? Drop by the community and tell us a little about your current setup. [Pants are not optional! »]( Upcoming Events: [Rewriting the Story of Information Sprawl]( [🗓️ Thurs. Oct 12, 2023 at 8:00 AM (Central) | 2:00 PM (BST)]( 📢 Sponsor: IT Glue Up to 70 percent of critical IT knowledge is lost as employees move on, and IT can spend up to 25 percent of their time searching for information across multiple systems. When you've got too much information and no easy way to organize it, it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack. In this webinar, you'll learn how intelligent IT documentation can help you eliminate the noise so you can find exactly what you need when you need it. [Register now »]( [See more events »]( What else we've been reading this week: [A living history of the humble paper airplane]( Popular Mechanics For most of us, paper airplanes are little more than a way to distract children for a few minutes. Scientists have been using them for decades to improve actual airplanes—and now, drones. [Loki's getting his own cereal]( Comicbook.com Loki, the Marvel version of the God of Mischief, will be spending some time on a few breakfast tables in the form of "Loki Charms" cereal. What would we ever do without merchandising to create such clever puns? [Turns out robot umpires have one big flaw: They're too perfect]( Insider In sports, accuracy matters. Using computer vision and other technology to automate judging what happens in baseball's strike zone seems like a great way to cut down on fights with the umpire. But does it cut down on the fun too? [The Caribbean's first theme park is a fantasy steampunk escape]( InsideHook "Katmandu Park leans hard into its steampunk-in-the-Himalayas theme." Need we say more? [James Webb Telescope discovers unknown objects in Orion Nebula]( ExtremeTech In the northern hemisphere, you can see the Orion Nebula with the naked eye on a clear night. Upon (much) closer inspection, there are also some giant binary objects. 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