An Overview of International Cyber-Security Awareness Raising and Educational Initiatives (2011)
2.1. Methodology
The first component of this research project was a comparative analysis of international approaches to provide awareness raising and educational activities designed to empower the general and small business community with respect to Cyber-Security risks. This section provides a broad overview of some of the key trends identified in our study of 68 international campaigns (more details are provided in Appendix 1 – International Campaigns at page 22).
This study examined a selection (68 in total) of initiatives in 11 jurisdictions. This study is not intended to represent an exhaustive study of every initiative in every jurisdiction. There has been a focus on English language initiatives – although 13 French and German initiatives were included in the study. Australian initiatives and resources were not included in this study.
Jurisdiction |
Number of campaigns studied |
International campaigns (page 22) |
5 |
5 |
|
8 |
|
6 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
New Zealand (page 56) |
9 |
4 |
|
United Kingdom (page 69) |
4 |
United States (page 73) |
20 |
Total: |
68 |
This component of the study was based upon a desk review of online resources. The research team also contacted key individuals in a number of the campaigns to validate the information collected.
Each campaign was examined using a common analysis template. The key criteria were:
- Campaign Name
- Organisation
- Main URL
- Dates
- Costs
- Topics covered
- Target Audience
- Methodology (Campaign Tools)
- Evaluation
- Additional Information
- Sources