Record Growth Announcement, Cybersecurity Awareness Month and African Cyber Capacity Building

Three strategic campaigns drove this quarter's momentum: the major announcement "FIRST Reports Record Growth and Expanding Global Impact," highlighting the organization's milestone achievement of surpassing 820 teams across 110+ countries; Cybersecurity Awareness Month initiatives throughout October; and the 2025 cybersecurity predictions campaign featuring expert insights from Chris Gibson, CEO of FIRST, Trey Darley, Founder at Proper Tools and FIRST Standards SIG and Time Security SIG Chair, and Ella Hamwaka, Cybersecurity Specialist at Malawi CERT. These coordinated efforts reinforced FIRST's position as a global leader in incident response and cyber resilience.

FIRST's social media presence continued its expansion, with LinkedIn growing by 652 new followers and YouTube adding 152 new subscribers. The highest-performing post of the quarter showcased FIRST's Africa Regional Liaison Initiative partnership with The Shadowserver Foundation, which delivered Threat Intelligence and Information Sharing training and a cyberdrill in Ghana during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The post highlighted the first-of-its-kind cyberdrill utilizing the public Shadowserver Dashboard, bringing together 66 participants from 21 institutions across public and private sectors. This campaign garnered 91 likes on LinkedIn and demonstrated FIRST's commitment to building cyber capacity in underrepresented regions.

Looking ahead, Growth Stack Media will begin 2026 with strategic emphasis on cybersecurity predictions, Data Privacy Day, the 2026 Vulnerability Forecast, VulnCon and CTI outreach, and continued thought leadership support.

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Published on FIRST POST: Oct-Dec 2025