Do you work for an NREN, a university, a research institute or any other organisation in the Research & Education community? Are you passionate about the human side of cybersecurity?
The GÉANT Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign 2026 is all about helping people build simple security habits that protect their devices, and ultimately their work, research, ideas and digital lives.
Under the campaign theme Small habits. Big impact, we invite members of the international R&E community to share their expertise, experiences and practical advice with colleagues across Europe. Whether you are a security professional, researcher, awareness officer, IT administrator, educator or student, your story can help others build better security habits.
What are we looking for?
We welcome a wide variety of contributions, including:
- Blog posts
- Articles
- Case studies
- Lessons learned from security incidents
- Opinion pieces
- Personal experiences and success stories
Ideally, your contribution should relate to the campaign theme Small habits. Big impact. by demonstrating how small, everyday actions can improve device security. However, we also welcome contributions covering the broader topic of securing devices.
Looking for inspiration?
Here are a few examples of topics you could write about:
- Why software updates matter
- Patch management: why it’s important and where to start
- Building secure habits around work and personal devices
- Choosing and installing trusted apps
- Keeping devices secure while travelling
- Lessons learned from a security incident caused by a malicious or fake application, an unpatched vulnerability, the loss or theft of a device, using insecure public Wi-Fi while travelling, connecting untrusted USB devices or removable media, the use of shadow AI, …
- How your organisation encourages secure device habits
Don’t feel limited by this list. If you have any other ideas that fit the campaign theme, we’d love to hear them.
Writing guidelines
Our campaign reaches a broad audience across the R&E community. When preparing your contribution, please keep the following in mind:
- Write in English
- Aim for 500 –1000 words
- Use clear, accessible language
- Technical content is welcome but make sure specialist terms and concepts are clearly explained
- Focus on practical advice and real-life experiences whenever possible
Please also provide:
- A short biography
- A picture of the author
- One or two images to illustrate your article, if available
Review and publication
All selected contributions will be reviewed by the GÉANT cybersecurity awareness team. Once finalised, your article will be published on the GÉANT Security website as part of the 2026 campaign.
Interested in contributing?
Please send an email to csm@geant.org including your name, role, organisation and a short description of your proposed article or blog.
We look forward to hearing from you!
