Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resources

    Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a great time to educate yourself and your users.

    Not sure where to start? We've got you covered! We put together a set of resources you can use throughout the entire month to help your users keep up their cybersecurity defenses, no matter where they are. For you: our popular security awareness on-demand webinar and whitepaper, sample training plan and best practices for your own training program. For your users: infographics, cybersecurity awareness tip sheets, plus new posters and backgrounds that will help to keep them on their toes with security top of mind. 

     

    Resources for Planning Your Training:

    Cybersecurity Awareness Month Guide

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    Getting Started: We’ve built this kit to help you drive home the importance of cybersecurity and keeping safe from malicious social engineering attacks targeting your employees. We put together resources and suggested courses you can use from the KnowBe4 platform to help your users keep up their cybersecurity defenses throughout the month, no matter where they are. This guide walks you through user resources included in your kit, suggestions for how to use them, and campaign ideas to get you started.
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    Cybersecurity Awareness Weekly Planner

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    This interactive training plan can be used during the month of October and beyond. Covering all of the latest security threats, it's complete with infographics, videos, security tips, and more! You can view all the content in the planner directly in your ModStore and refer to the getting started user guide above for suggestions on how to use them.
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    Resources For You:

     

    Featured On-Demand Webinar

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    2022 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report
    The 2021 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report compiles results from the fourth annual study by KnowBe4 and reveals at-risk users across 19 industries that are susceptible to phishing or social engineering attacks. Taking it a step further, the research reveals radical drops in careless clicking after 90 days and 12 months of simulated phishing testing and security awareness training using the KnowBe4 platform.

     

    Featured Whitepaper

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    Building an Effective and Comprehensive Security Awareness Program
    This paper will help break down the critical components of a successful security awareness program and connect them together into something comprehensive, continuous and engaging.

     

    Support Documentation

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    KMSAT Quickstart Implementation Guide
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    Engaging Users During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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    What is the Security Awareness Proficiency Assessment 
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    How to Set up a Security Hints and Tips Campaign

     

    New Security Hints & Tips Templates and Landing Pages

    Social Engineering Study Guide
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    Suggested Phishing Template: IT: Upcoming Changes (Link) (Spoofs Domain)     
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    Browser Language Detecting: Uncovering and Reviewing Links (URLs)
    Suggested Phishing Template: Zoom: Your Zoom Account Has Been Suspended - ACTION REQUIRED (Link)
    Protect Your Personal Information
    Browser Language Detecting: Protect Your Personal Information
    Suggested Phishing Template: Google: Take action to secure your compromised passwords (Link)
    Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean
    Browser Language Detecting: Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean 
    Suggested Phishing Template:     IT: Mandatory Password Complexity Review (Link) (Spoofs Domain)

     

    Resources For Your Users:

     

    Training Videos

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    Security Docs and Awareness Tips

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    Cybercrime Happens Way More Than You Think!
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    When In Doubt, Check It Out!

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    Sensitive Identifiable Information: If You Handle It, Protect It!
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    Security Doc: KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training (Don't Become a Victim!)
     
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    Security Doc: Your Role
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    Social Engineering Red Flags
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    How to Block Mobile Attacks
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    Pump Up Your Password Strength

     

    Awareness Posters

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    Stop! Look! Think!
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    Be An Email Superhero
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    You Can’t Go Back
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    Ahhh, Secure at Home!

     

    Interactive Training Modules

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    Classic Danger Zone
    Phishing Dont Get Reeled In
    MFM: Phishing: Don't Get Reeled In
    2022 Social Engineering Red Flags
    2022 Social Engineering Red Flags
    Internet Security When You Work From Home
    Internet Security When You Work From Home

     

    For more resources, tips, and news for you and your users throughout cybersecurity awareness month be sure to follow and mention @KnowBe4 on social media: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Use the hashtag #CyberAware to stay in the loop and make sure to subscribe to our blog.

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