Strategic Campaign Success, Video Series Launch and Global Media Recognition

Growth Stack Media secured 74 pieces of earned media coverage for FIRST in Q2FY25 across notable publications including CSO Online, Infosecurity Magazine, SC Magazine, and TechTarget. You can view the full CoverageBook of articles here.

Seven strategic campaigns drove this quarter's media success: VulnCon 2025, FIRSTCON25, FIRST CORE with Fortinet, the Vulnerability Forecast 2025 report, the Common Good Cyber Fund launch, Internet Safety Month, as well as, member thought leadership focused on ransomware and post-incident response best practices. These coordinated efforts have solidified FIRST's events as must-attend cybersecurity conferences within the industry.

Growth Stack Media successfully produced and published the first four videos of the new series "Improving Security Across Nations with FIRST," designed to showcase member expertise and impact. The series can be viewed on YouTube. During FIRSTCON25, an additional five member videos were produced and are currently in post-production. FIRST's social media presence continued its strong expansion, securing 908 new followers on LinkedIn, 384 subscribers on YouTube, and 86 followers on X. The top-performing post of the quarter was the #FIRSTCON25 wrap-up featuring an event recap video and press release of key announcements, which garnered 258 likes and over 3,400+ views.

Looking ahead, Growth Stack Media will maintain this momentum with emphasis on social media engagement, content creation, corporate communications, and thought leadership support. Connect with FIRST on social media via Bluesky, GitHub, Instagram, [LinkedIn], Mastodon, Meta, X and YouTube.

Published on FIRST POST: Apr-Jun 2025