Engaging Users During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a month dedicated to raising cybersecurity awareness and building a strong security culture. You can teach and encourage your users all month long by following the Weekly Planner found in our Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit.

In your KMSAT console, you’ll find four new Security Hints and Tips newsletters, four new landing pages, and four updated phishing templates. These resources relate to the topic covered in each week of the Weekly Planner. We recommend using these newsletters, landing pages, and phishing templates together for a cohesive and engaging learning experience. 

To learn more about these resources and how to share them with your users, see the sections below.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Security Hints and Tips Newsletters

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Landing Pages and Phishing Templates

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Security Hints and Tips Newsletters

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we have created four new Security Hints and Tips newsletters. Each newsletter provides hints and tips about a common cybersecurity topic. Users will learn how to protect themselves and your organization against social engineering, malicious URLs, phishing for personal information, and weak passwords.

If you would like to preview these Security Hints and Tips newsletters in your KMSAT console, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to Phishing > Email Templates.
2. Click System Templates.
3. Copy a title from the list below and search for the newsletter you would like to preview:
• KnowBe4 Security Tips - Social Engineering Study Guide
• KnowBe4 Security Tips - Uncovering and Reviewing Links (URL)
• KnowBe4 Security Tips - Protect Your Personal Information
• KnowBe4 Security Tips - Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean
4. Once you find the newsletter, click the eye icon next to the title to preview it.

To share these Security Hints and Tips newsletters with your users, you can create four Security Hints and Tips phishing campaigns, one for each week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To start, navigate to the Phishing tab and click +Create Phishing Campaign. Then, select the recommended settings below and customize the campaign as needed. 

1. Frequency: Select One-time.
2. Start Time: To send one newsletter each Monday in Cybersecurity Awareness Month, use the corresponding dates listed below:
• For your week 1 campaign, select October 3, 2022.
• For your week 2 campaign, select October 10, 2022.
• For your week 3 campaign, select October 17, 2022.
• For your week 4 campaign, select October 24, 2022.
3. Sending Period: Select Send all emails when the campaign starts.
4. Template Topics: Select either Security Hints&Tips (Not PST) or Security Hints&Tips (Branded) (Not PST). 
5. From the first Template Selection drop-down menu, select Specific Template.
6. From the second Template Selection drop-down menu, select the template that corresponds with that week:
• For your week 1 campaign, select KnowBe4 Security Tips - Social Engineering Study Guide.
• For your week 2 campaign, select KnowBe4 Security Tips - Uncovering and Reviewing Links (URLs).
• For your week 3 campaign, select KnowBe4 Security Tips - Protect Your Personal Information.
• For your week 4 campaign, select KnowBe4 Security Tips - Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean.
7. Customize the rest of the settings as you would like, then click Create Campaign.
8. Repeat these steps for each of the four weeks of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Landing Pages and Phishing Templates

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we updated four phishing templates and created four new landing pages. Each phishing template is an example of a common cybersecurity threat, such as social engineering, malicious URLs, phishing for personal information, and weak passwords. Each landing page teaches users how to protect themselves and your organization from these threats. 

If you would like to preview the Cybersecurity Awareness Month phishing templates, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to Phishing > Email Templates.
2. Click System Templates.
3. Copy a title from the list below to search for the phishing template you would like to preview:
• IT: Upcoming Changes (Link) (Spoofs Domain)
• Zoom: Your Zoom Account Has Been Suspended - ACTION REQUIRED (Link)
• Google: Take action to secure your compromised passwords (Link)
• IT: Mandatory Password Complexity Review (Link) (Spoofs Domain)
4. Once you find the phishing template, click the eye icon next to the title to preview it.

If you would like to preview Cybersecurity Awareness Month landing pages, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to Phishing > Landing Pages.
2. Click System Landing Pages.
3. Copy a title from the list below to search for the landing page you would like to preview:
• Browser Language Detecting: Social Engineering Study Guide
• Browser Language Detecting: Uncovering and Reviewing Links (URLs)
• Browser Language Detecting: Protect Your Personal Information
• Browser Language Detecting: Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean
4. Once you find the landing page, click the eye icon next to the title to preview it.

These phishing templates and landing pages are designed to be used together in four Phishing Security Tests (PSTs), one for each week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To create these PSTs, start by navigating to the Phishing tab and clicking +Create Phishing Campaign. Then, select the recommended settings below and customize the campaign as needed. 

1. Frequency: Select One-time.
2. Start Time: To send one PST each Wednesday in Cybersecurity Awareness Month, use the corresponding dates listed below:
• For your week 1 campaign, select October 3, 2022.
• For your week 2 campaign, select October 10, 2022.
• For your week 3 campaign, select October 17, 2022.
• For your week 4 campaign, select October 24, 2022.
3. Sending Period: Set your campaign to send emails over 3 business days. 
4. Template Topics and Template Selection: These settings depend on the week and template you select. For more information about the settings for each week, see below:
• Week 1:
• Template Topic: Select IT.
• Template Selection: Select Specific Template.
• Template: IT: Select Upcoming Changes (Link) (Spoofs Domain).
• Week 2:
• Template Topic: Select Online Services.
• Template Selection: Select Specific Template.
• Template: Select Zoom: Your Zoom Account Has Been Suspended - ACTION REQUIRED (Link).
• Week 3:
• Template Topic: Select Online Services.
• Template Selection: Select Specific Template.
• Template: Select Google: Take action to secure your compromised passwords (Link).
• Week 4:
• Template Topic: Select IT.
• Template Selection: Select Specific Template.
• Template: Select IT: Mandatory Password Complexity Review (Link) (Spoofs Domain).
5. Landing Page: From the drop-down menu, select the landing page that corresponds with the week:
• For your week 1 campaign, select Browser Language Detecting: Social Engineering Study Guide.
• For your week 2 campaign, select Browser Language Detecting: Uncovering and Reviewing Links (URLs).
• For your week 3 campaign, select Browser Language Detecting: Protect Your Personal Information.
• For your week 4 campaign, select Browser Language Detecting: Keeping Your Passwords Squeaky Clean.
6. Customize the rest of the settings as you would like, then click Create Campaign.
7. Repeat these steps for each of the four weeks of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

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