FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JDL Technologies today announced that it has become an official Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2015. The Company joins a growing global initiative among businesses, government agencies, associations, colleges and universities, and individuals to promote online security awareness.
“As a managed services provider supporting clients across the country, we see a range of cyber threats and unnecessary online risks taken every day,” said Scott Fluegge, president and general manager of JDL Technologies. “We champion National Cyber Security Awareness Month for helping us promote best practices in IT security and for bringing increased, nationwide awareness of the risks inherent in unprotected online activity.”
Created in 2004 and celebrated each October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month is coordinated by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Department of Homeland Security. It is a collaboration between government and industry to ensure everyone has the resources necessary to stay safer and more secure online. As an official Champion, JDL Technologies reinforces its commitment to cybersecurity and online safety.
"The Champion Program is a vital part of making National Cyber Security Awareness Month a success each year,” said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. “We are thankful to our 2015 Champion organizations for their support and commitment to our shared responsibility of promoting cybersecurity and online safety awareness."
About JDL Technologies
JDL Technologies is the foremost Managed Services Provider in Florida to have earned the Managed Services Trustmark from CompTIA, global voice of the information technology industry, and is ranked among the 2015 Elite 150 MSPs as well as the Solution Provider 500. JDL Technologies provides managed services and other information technology services to commercial enterprises and SMBs and well as healthcare and education. JDL Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company (NASDAQ:JCS). For more information, visit jdltech.com.
About The National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is the nation's leading nonprofit, public-private partnership promoting digital privacy and the safe and secure use of the Internet. NCSA leads initiatives for STOP.THINK.CONNECT.TM, a global cybersecurity awareness campaign to help all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online; Data Privacy Day, celebrated annually on January 28; and National Cyber Security Awareness Month each October, this year celebrating its 12th anniversary. For more information, please visit http://www.staysafeonline.org.