Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Equip your team with the intel they need to stay ahead of global threat actors and threats such as social engineering and AI deepfakes.
Transforming your workforce into a frontline defense force just got a lot easier. We've done the heavy lifting with a free collection of resources. This campaign-in-a-box for Cybersecurity Awareness Month casts your employees as "Secret Agents" in the struggle against cybercrime.
This October, each of the four themed weeks represents a new mission for your users to undertake. Along the way, they'll meet four Workforce Risk Division Specialists, each with unique skills to tackle the cyber threats of each week.
The Assets:
- NEW! Four "Workforce Risk Division Specialist" character cards/posters, plus additional posters and digital signage assets available in multiple languages
- NEW! Four tabletop exercise documents to test team skills in real-life scenarios across multiple common cybersecurity risk types
- Access to a curated collection of security awareness training videos and interactive modules straight from KnowBe4's award-winning training library
- Resources to help you plan your activities, including your Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit Strategy Dossier and Cybersecurity Awareness Weekly Planner
- A top-secret Mission Brief highlighting a KnowBe4 free tool
- Access to two of our newest on-demand webinars and whitepapers
The Missions:
Week 1: Phishing and Social Engineering: The most sophisticated spies don't break in; they talk their way in. This week focuses on the subtle red flags of social engineering that technical filters might miss and how to spot them.
Week 2: AI Safety and Deepfakes: Delve into the seedy underbelly of AI to teach users how bad actors use generative tools to create perfect clones and scripts. Your agents must rely on their most valuable asset, their critical thinking skills, to verify what’s real.
Week 3: Data Security and Passwords: Sensitive data is currency in the modern world; and bad actors are willing to do anything to get it. Make sure your agents know the value of what they protect and what’s at stake if it gets out.
Week 4: Incident Reporting: In the Workforce Risk Division, keeping ears to the ground is a vital part of an operation. This week ensures every agent knows exactly how to signal for backup when they see something suspicious.
The Specialists:
Ghost (Phishing/Social Engineering)
Name/Alias: Ghost
Role: Counter-intelligence Specialist
Speciality: Spotting "pretexting" and sophisticated social engineering
Motto: "Trust, but verify... then verify again."
Advice: If an email creates a false sense of urgency, it’s probably a trap.
Gadget (AI Threats/Safety)
Name/Alias: Gadget
Role: Tech Specialist
Speciality: AI safety and deepfake detection
Motto: Keep your tools sharp and your minds sharper
Advice: Use a code word with family or colleagues to verify identity during suspicious "urgent" calls
Lock and Key (Data Security and Passwords)
Name/Alias: Lock and Key (“LK” to Associates)
Role: Cryptographer
Speciality: passkeys, MFA and encryption
Motto: [REDACTED]
Advice: Your password shouldn't be a word; it should be a story only you know.
Scout (Incident Reporting)
Name/Alias: Scout
Role: Field Operative
Speciality: Incident reporting and physical security
Motto: “If it walks like a data breach and talks like a data breach; you better tell someone.”
Advice: If you see something, say something.
What Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month?
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an international initiative that educates everyone about online safety and empowers individuals and businesses to protect their data from cybercrime.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance co-lead the campaign and create resources for organizations to talk to their employees and customers about staying safe online.
Establishing and maintaining a strong security culture is an ongoing mission. Real behavior change for the better means a strategy that turns your largest attack surface— your workforce — into your biggest asset, thereby reducing risk.
Think of these assets as a complement to a comprehensive approach to security awareness and training. If you’re interested in how KnowBe4 can help you take the next step, contact us.
For more assets and intel for you and your users throughout cybersecurity awareness month be sure to follow and mention @KnowBe4 on social media. Use the hashtag #CyberAware to stay in the loop throughout Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
