Engaging Users During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a month dedicated to raising cybersecurity awareness and teaching users how to stay safe online. In preparation for this month, we have created four new Security Hints and Tips newsletters, four new landing pages, and five new videos for you and your users. These resources can provide you and your users with helpful security tips and keep them engaged throughout Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

In this article, you will learn about each of these resources and how you can share them with your users.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Security Hints and Tips Newsletters

     How to Create Security Hints and Tips Campaigns

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Landing Pages

     Add These Landing Pages to a New Phishing Campaign

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Video Series

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Security Hints and Tips Newsletters

Cybercriminals can attack your organization from anywhere, including in the office, your home, in public locations, and on mobile devices. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we have created four new Security Hints and Tips newsletters with tips on how to stay safe while working in each of these environments. You can send these newsletters to your users each week of the month.

The four new Security Hints and Tips newsletters are listed in the table below:

If you’d like to preview these Security Hints and Tips newsletters in your KnowBe4 console, follow the instructions below:

1. Navigate to Phishing > Email Templates.
2. Click System Templates, then select Security Hints&Tips (Not PST) or Security Hints&Tips (Branded) (Not PST) from the System Categories list.
3. Find the newsletter you’d like to preview and click the eye icon next to the newsletter title.

To share these Security Hints and Tips newsletters with your users, you will need to create a phishing campaign for each newsletter. To create the phishing campaigns for these newsletters, see the How to Create Security Hints and Tips Campaigns section below.

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How to Create Security Hints and Tips Campaigns

You can share these Security Hints and Tips newsletters with your users by creating four one-time phishing campaigns. To create the phishing campaigns, navigate to the Phishing tab of your KnowBe4 console. Then, click the +Create Phishing Campaign button in the top-right corner of the page.

On the New Phishing Campaign screen, we recommend that you use the settings listed below:

1. Campaign Name: Give the campaign a name. We recommend that you name each campaign after the week, such as "Cybersecurity Awareness Month Newsletter - Week 1".
2. Send to: Select All Users or select certain groups from the Specific Groups drop-down menu.
3. Frequency: Select One-time.
4. Start Time: Choose the date that best aligns with the selected template and when you’d like to send these newsletters to your users. To send one newsletter each Monday, use the corresponding dates listed below:
   1. October 4, 2021 for the Week 1 campaign.
   2. October 11, 2021 for the Week 2 campaign.
   3. October 18, 2021 for the Week 3 campaign.
   4. October 25, 2021 for the Week 4 campaign.
5. Sending Period: Select Send all emails when the campaign starts.
6. Template Categories: Select either Security Hints&Tips (Not PST) or Security Hints&Tips (Branded) (Not PST). 
7. From the second Template Categories drop-down menu, select the template that corresponds with the week. See the template names listed below:
   1. KnowBe4 Security Tips - Stay Safe While Working from the Office
   2. KnowBe4 Security Tips - Stay Safe While Working from Home
   3. KnowBe4 Security Tips - Stay Safe While Working in Public Locations
   4. KnowBe4 Security Tips - Stay Safe While Working on Mobile Devices
8. Once you are satisfied with your settings, click Create Campaign at the bottom of the page.

Repeat these steps for each of the four Security Hints and Tips newsletters.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Landing Pages

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we have created four new mystery-themed landing pages that will teach your users about security awareness if they click on a simulated phishing link. These interactive landing pages allow your users to review evidence of cybercrime and learn how to stay safe in various work environments. You can create a new phishing campaign for each landing page.

The four new landing pages are listed in the table below:

If you’d like to preview these landing pages in your KnowBe4 console, follow the instructions below:

1. Navigate to Phishing > Landing Pages.
2. Click System Landing Pages, then find the landing page that you’d like to preview.
3. Next to the landing page title, click the eye icon.

To add these landing pages to new phishing campaigns, see the Add These Landing Pages to a New Phishing Campaign section of this article.

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Add These Landing Pages to a New Phishing Campaign

To add these landing pages to new phishing campaigns, you will need to create a phishing campaign for each landing page.

To create the new phishing campaigns, navigate to the Phishing tab of your KnowBe4 console. Then, click the +Create Phishing Campaign button in the upper right-hand corner of the page. On the New Phishing Campaign screen that opens, we recommend that you use the settings listed below:

1. Campaign Name: Give the campaign a name. We recommend that you name each campaign after the week, such as "Cybersecurity Awareness Month Phishing Campaign - Week 1".
2. Send to: Select All Users or select certain groups from the Specific Groups drop-down menu.
3. Frequency: Select One-time.
4. Start Time: Choose the date that corresponds to each week. To send one phishing test each Wednesday of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, use the corresponding dates listed below:
   1. October 4, 2021 for the Week 1 phishing test.
   2. October 11, 2021 for the Week 2 phishing test.
   3. October 18, 2021 for the Week 3 phishing test.
   4. October 25, 2021 for the Week 4 phishing test.
5. Template Categories: You can select any template categories that you’d like. We recommend that you select Reported Phishes of the Week from the first drop-down menu and Full Random from the second drop-down menu. For more information about our Reported Phishes of the Week category, see our What is the "Reported Phishes of the Week" Category? article.
6. Landing Page: From the drop-down menu, select the landing page that corresponds with the week. See the landing page names listed below:
   1. Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Stay Safe While Working from the Office
   2. Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Stay Safe While Working from Home
   3. Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Stay Safe While Working in Public Locations
   4. Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Stay Safe While Working on Mobile Devices
7. Once you are satisfied with your settings, click Create Campaign at the bottom of the page.

Repeat these steps for each of the four landing pages.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Video Series

Developing a strong security awareness program helps you protect your organization from phishing attacks, network compromise, and other security threats. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we have created a short video series on how to develop a strong security awareness program in your organization. This video series includes five short videos with tips from KnowBe4’s Security Awareness Advocates.

We recommend you watch these videos to learn how to create a new security awareness program or improve your existing security awareness program. To watch these videos, see our How to Develop a Successful Security Awareness Program article.

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