Cybersecurity Awareness Month Toolkit 2025

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is a global initiative led by CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance to promote safer online practices. For enterprises, it’s a powerful moment to engage employees, elevate risk awareness, and reinforce security behaviors that defend against today’s evolving threats - including phishing, deepfakes, and AI-powered social engineering.Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is a global initiative led by CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance to promote safer online practices. For enterprises, it’s a powerful moment to engage employees, elevate risk awareness, and reinforce security behaviors that defend against today’s evolving threats - including phishing, deepfakes, and AI-powered social engineering.Cybersecurity Awareness Month was first launched in October 2004 as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). The goal was to educate both the public and private sectors about cybersecurity and to make sure they have the tools and resources avoid cyber threats.

Unlike static toolkits, Hoxhunt delivers dynamic, weekly microlearning experiences focused on today's most pressing human risk topics. Here's what sets Hoxhunt apart:
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- Video-first learning: 4 short, expert-led videos covering topics like deepfake phishing, generative AI attacks, and Slack-based social engineering

- Real-world relevance: Stories and examples employees can recognize and relate to

- Plug-and-play comms: Prewritten messages for email, Slack, Teams, and intranet — saving security teams hours

- Visual assets: Custom-designed infographics usable as posters, screensavers, or digital shares

Inside, you’ll find:

🎥 Expert video shorts: bite-size learning from industry leaders on AI-driven phishing, deepfakes, and other fast-emerging threats

📊 Infographics & posters: ready-to-share visuals that spotlight weekly themes and make awareness stick

📝 Leader communication templates: pre-written messages and talking points for security leaders to inspire teams

📚 Relatable stories & examples: real-world scenarios that connect risks to everyday employee decisions

💬 Communication Templates
Use the ready-made communication templates to spread awareness across your organization with ease. Each template highlights a key modern security topic and can be shared via email, Slack, or your intranet. Personalize the message, add your own examples, or send it as-is, whatever best fits your company’s tone and culture.

🧠 Quizzes
Make learning interactive with our weekly quiz ideas! Each quiz is designed to match the week’s theme and can be turned into a quick Slack poll, added to your LMS, or shared as part of your internal newsletter. These quizzes are flexible, tool-agnostic, and perfect for sparking discussion while reinforcing key messages.

🎭 Security Archetypes
Bring a fun twist to your awareness campaign with the Security Archetypes quiz. Employees can discover which “security persona” best matches their habits, creating engagement and self-reflection in a lighthearted way. Share it as a conversation starter, a Slack poll, or an interactive quiz – a great way to connect with people beyond traditional training.

- We provide everything you need for a seamless rollout: Start-of-month campaign email for leadership or HR

- Weekly drop kits: video + infographic + comms

 - The whole experience takes ~15 minutes per week to deploy but feels engaging and impactful to employees.