The best resources for CSAM: Resources to send your team this month

As Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) kicks off, providing your team with accessible, engaging resources for CSAM is a great way to reinforce cybersecurity best practices. The right materials can help foster cybersecurity curiosity and an ongoing security-focused mindset that lasts beyond October. 

At Click Armor, we’ve curated several tools designed to make cybersecurity awareness easily digestible and educational. These resources are not only great for CSAM but will also serve your organization well throughout the year. In today’s blog we’ll share with you the best resources to share with your team during October.

Live expert panels

For the past few years, Click Armor has been hosting bi-weekly cybersecurity panels titled, The Cyber Security Awareness Forums. The panels have brought together a diverse group of cybersecurity veterans, with new exciting guests and topics each episode. The event format follows a casual discussion, allowing viewers a peek into a real conversation with cybersecurity experts. 

These panels are all available on our YouTube channel, where you’ll find past events on red team exercises, deep fakes, physical security, and much more. 

How our live CSAF Panels can help: These videos allow you and your team to explore topics in more depth, right from the mouths of experts. The casual undertone keeps the conversations engaging and the diverse guests allow for multiple perspectives to be shared. These videos are perfect for topics that require a deeper understanding or pique the interest of your team. 

How to use our live CSAF Panels for CSAM: During CSAM host a lunch and play a Cyber Security Awareness Forum episode for viewing (choose a topic that your team seems confused or excited about). Bonus if you can catch one of our episodes live, which would allow for your team members to ask questions to our experts immediately. To know when the next CSAF is coming, follow our CEO, Scott Wright on LinkedIn. 

Cyber Security Awareness Forum

The best way to experience continuous learning as a Security Manager is to become a part of the community. As the security world continues to change, there is too much to stay updated on by yourself. That’s where shared learning comes in. 

To integrate yourself into a community of active and diverse professionals in the security industry, join the Cyber Security Awareness Forum. This group offers opportunities to have 1-on-1 consultation chats with others in the industry,  take coursework from the most seasoned security experts, and attend exclusive security industry events. These conversations and workshops create continuous learning opportunities for security managers without the need for constantly checking news feeds, taking mandatory training, or paying for mentorships. 

How the Cyber Security Awareness Forum can help: The Forum can increase the confidence of Security Managers in their knowledge and work by offering them a community to rely on. They’ll consistently participate in conversations on the latest security news, have their questions answered by leading security professionals, and participate in new expert-backed courses. 

How to use CSAF for CSAM: Have your security team join CSAF during the month of October and set participation goals for the rest of the year. How many events do you want to attend? How many courses do you want to take?

CISO Reports

The security industry is constantly changing. With new trends and breaking news coming out every week, it can seem impossible for any team member to keep up. Click Armor’s Quarterly CISO Reports can help simplify trend tracking and increase security awareness. 

Click Armor’s CISO Reports give a recap of the latest shifts in the security world every quarter. The report covers the five biggest trends, the challenges identified by leading cybersecurity experts, and solutions created by our security team. The report takes months’ worth of trend-tracking and puts it into only a few pages. 

How CISO Reports can help: By understanding key trends, security leaders can make better-informed decisions and team members can stay vigilant in defending the business from any upcoming threats. 

How to use CISO Reports for CSAM: Create a weekly or daily learning campaign in your security communications channel for the month of October. Use the identified challenges and solutions from our most current and past CISO Reports to create the new learning each day or week. Bonus: Share the whole report with your team on the last day as a recap of all your learnings! 

Quick Shares

Feel like you have enough events going on in October, but could still use a few tangible things for your members to keep? Our “Quick Shares” are PDFs that are easy to share with your team electronically and only take a few seconds to read. 

Alternatively, these documents can be printed out and kept by your team members to use as quick references when a security issue arises. You can choose from these Quick Shares or share them all: 

For the security team:

• Security Awareness Quickstart Guide (For Security Managers)
• Security Champions Checklist 
• Psychological tactics for security awareness programs

For your whole team:

• “Is it a deep fake?” Checklist
• “You suspect an insider threat. Now what?” Reminder Card

How Quick Shares can help: These quick, digestible resources provide employees with the knowledge they need in a format they can absorb on the go. They are also easy to keep on their desktop or printed on their desk for easy access. 

How to use Quick Shares for CSAM: Distribute the Quick Shares electronically as reminders after events that match the PDF theme. Alternatively, print out the checklist or reminder cards and hand them out as part of a CSAM-themed package. 

Blogs 

Click Armor’s blog section offers in-depth insights into trending cybersecurity topics. These blogs are a great way to keep your team informed about emerging threats and best practices, all written in a way that is accessible to non-technical employees. Updated weekly, there’s a wide range of topics to choose from for a quick read during CSAM. 

How the Click Armor Blog can help: Blogs allow for deeper exploration of specific topics that employees may find intriguing or confusing, helping them develop a more well-rounded understanding of cybersecurity. This format also allows for learning to be done asynchronously, so employees can complete learning during a time that is best for them. 

How to use the Click Armor Blog for CSAM: Create a CSAM Reading Challenge, asking team members to set a goal for how many blogs they’d like to read by the end of the month. Have a list where they can check off which blog they read and receive a prize if they hit their goal.  

You don’t need big events to make an impact during Cyber Security Awareness Month. These simple resources, like our YouTube videos, community groups, blogs, and Quick Shares can help leave a lasting impact on your employees during CSAM. See which content your team members enjoy the most and continue sharing for the next year to come! Best of luck this Cyber Security Awareness Month!