European Cybersecurity Month 2025

• October 2, 2025
• admin

Each year on October, the European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) raises awareness about online threats and underlines the importance of digital safety.

Coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the campaign features hundreds of activities across Europe, including conferences, workshops, training sessions, webinars, and presentations. These initiatives aim to equip people with the knowledge to better understand the challenges and risks of the digital world.

Think before you click

Marking its 13th anniversary, the 2025 European Cybersecurity Month highlights the importance of online safety for all citizens.

This year’s campaign, Think before you click, focuses on approaches to the shortage in cybersecurity skills and ways to build stronger awareness and readiness across the EU through innovative and creative strategies such as gamification, which can contribute to changing habits and fostering a more accessible cybersecurity culture for everyone.

Closing the cybersecurity skills gap

The Cybersecurity Skills Academy represents an EU initiative launched as part of the 2023 European Year of Skills to help close the growing cybersecurity talent gap and strengthen the EU cyber workforce.

It creates a centralized hub for training programs, certifications, funding opportunities, and resources. At the same time, it fosters the collaboration between the cybersecurity industry, academia, and institutions.

Discover the Academy’s section on European diversity and inclusion initiatives, or if you would like to suggest an initiative or action on cyber skills and you are active in this industry, you are encouraged to provide your own input!

Want to know more?

ECSM 2025 provides an opportunity to actively engage in improving cybersecurity and digital skills. Citizens are invited to participate in webinars, interactive sessions, and workshops – locally and internationally – to explore topics such as phishing, safe data handling, and practical online security tips.

• Check out the free educational materials on the ECSM portal.

• Consult the calendar of Cybersecurity activities.

• Organise your own activity/event and add it to the European calendar.

• Explore the map of national campaigns.

• Use the ECSM campaign toolkit to promote your event and Cybersecurity Month.