HABITU8 WEBINAR OUTLINE: NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH PLANNING

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1 HABITU8 WEBINAR OUTLINE: NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH PLANNING This webinar aired on June 27, Jason s notes are as follows: A. The Beauty of October National Cyber Security Awareness Month You should start planning for October s Cyber Security Awareness now. Approach October as an opportunity to engage your coworkers and create fun, unique experiences. Here are some ideas for how to plan now for success. B. Phase 1: June/July Pre-Planning Goals What do we want to start thinking about? Themes Focus on 1-2 behaviors (e.g., social media security, reporting incidents, or s) Reinforcement of behaviors Don t overwhelm users People will get outside messages from social media sources/news Stick to the road map How do you stay on track? Plan for distractions Scope and Budget Single location live events Looks like a vendor fair/security fair Failed no audience attendance Public location live events Global reach online More engagement & success 1 HABITU8 Webinar Outline: National Cyber Security Awareness Month Planning

2 Budget If you have a small budget Beg, borrow, and steal from other departments if you have no allocations. Sponsorship If you do a good job, they might sponsor again the following year. Make sure you don t have any other conflicts or other events happening during October It is usually benefits elections month Coordinate with other departments as far as the timing of messaging Rough Overview 6 Key Ways to Communicate Your Messages 1. Messaging Weekly frequency is too much Less is more Opening message rallying cry Closing message thank you. It was very successful. 2. Videos Great method of delivery Very effective Take time to create Live webinars are more powerful than an on-demand video Hosted videos Live Trainings 3. Cybersecurity 101 Make it super interactive and small 3-4 training sessions per week Personal aspects (social media, ) Phishing campaign 4. Speakers External speakers FBI will come in and do a session for free Fun speakers Neve from Catfish, Frank Abignale Hacker watch someone hack their account 5. Swag Think about it Fidget cubes Water bottles Swag done poorly is worse than no swag at all 2 HABITU8 Webinar Outline: National Cyber Security Awareness Month Planning

3 6. Events Live hacking demonstration Think about including everyone Online scavenger hunt for global audiences Takes a lot of forethought Complete a task each week (example: go to the internet site and tell me the answer to a question, or successfully report a phishing , or attend live in person, or watch a live hacking demonstration, identify different classification levels (copy from the website)). Only people who complete all four are entered into the raffle for a high-value gift like a TV or ipad. Right now globally October is not Cyber Security Awareness month. Ambassadors Extended team members in other regions Another reason to plan ahead C. Phase 2: July/August Planning Create a Planning Committee Stay local Pull experts in each area/gather key stakeholders Have a rough draft and outline of your plan and core goals to present to them Get buy-in and ask for criticism Discover roadblocks Identify other teams plans Assign roles Corporate communications team no internal conflicts IT team no updates going on to provide awareness around Where could you go wrong? Outline timeline & milestones for each initiative Metrics Include metrics around events How many people are participating in each events Provides justification Engagement versus ROI 3 HABITU8 Webinar Outline: National Cyber Security Awareness Month Planning

4 Identify Dependencies You will not be able to do it all yourself What will you need? For example: legal approval and wording for contests Leave 6-8 weeks for legal to approve Corporate communications Preview customer-facing communication Marketing Design posters Source swags Phase 3: Aug/Sept Execution Time to go! Start at the beginning of August Sourcing Speakers Secure availability Pay travel expenses Videos Source them Update existing videos Swag Do something valuable or useful CamelBak water bottles plus tip of the month It can take up to 4-8 weeks to produce them Prizes Takes time to get money Legal or HR issues to consider Marketing teams may have free stuff to give away Take into account mistakes, returns, or other issues Coordination September coordinating your activities Live training content Build your deck Running details past legal Support teams for events Gather support and volunteers for events Sign-in Handing out swag Running the computer during a presentation Book the conference room A/V equipment Other resources 4 HABITU8 Webinar Outline: National Cyber Security Awareness Month Planning

5 Phase 4: October Sit back and watch the fruits of your labor come to pass. Tips to get through the month: Work the plan Welcome chaos Celebrate wins Publicize any winners of prizes or contests Thank you to teams in public ways Weekly goals Stay focused on one week at a time Phase 5: November Look Back Review the month What worked? What failed? What would you change? Create a report for management Do your thank yous/acknowledgements Sleep, relax, enjoy Summary Phase 1: Pre-Planning Phase 2: Planning Phase 3: Execution Phase 4: October! Phase 5: November Review & Reflection 5 HABITU8 Webinar Outline: National Cyber Security Awareness Month Planning