The Security Awareness Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest invites high school and college students to help promote good digital citizenship! Students can win cash prizes, gain experience, and earn recognition by creating PSA videos promoting a specific cybersecurity or privacy topic that educates the general public about using the internet safely, securely, and effectively.
Students can submit short (30 seconds), creative, and informative videos about explaining a cybersecurity or privacy problem and specific actions people can take to protect themselves online and safeguard their devices and personal data. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
- Privacy
- Scams
- Ransomware
- Cyberbullying
- Malware
- Social engineering
- Phishing
- Vishing
- Cloud Security
- Physical security
Eligibility
- Open to any/all high school students or equivalent (including GED), college students, and adult learners across the U.S.
- Must be U.S. citizens/permanent residents.
- Students must be from the same school for group submissions.
- Multiple submissions are allowed from the same school, but there must be no overlap in membership across submissions.
- While there is no limit to team size, please note that the prize monies will be distributed evenly across all members.
Rules
- A link to the video entry must be provided. This video entry must be available/accessible till the winners are announced.
- Videos must be generic (do not reference any specific school, applications, tools, websites, or vendors).
- Teams can only submit one video entry.
- Students must be from the same school for group submissions.
- Multiple submissions are allowed from the same school, but there must be no overlap in membership across submissions.
Notes
- There is no entry fee to participate.
- Entries will be accepted through 12 PM ET on Friday, October 7, 2022.
- View the website for more submission guidelines.