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· community
CSRF delivered a workshop for Fundación JUPÁ educators covering scam awareness, stolen credentials, ransomware, phishing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity career pathways.
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· Partner resources
CSRF launched a set of recognition cards that help students, families, and community members put a plain-language name to common scam situations.
· Public awareness
Two recent CSRF scam-awareness campaigns on LinkNYC delivered 167,501 plays and 2,106,101 impressions at no media cost.
· Launch
WatchOut launched in August 2026 as a free alert feed that helps people see scams going around and share practical warnings with others.
· Foundation update
In July 2026, CSRF rebuilt its Google Ad Grant campaigns to direct people to free scam-checking, email-checking, and scam-reporting resources.
· campaign
A tax-season awareness run on New York City kiosks turned a common refund-scam lure into a public warning and reached more than 800,000 impressions.
· Cyber
We are super excited to introduce our new mascot, Cyber. Cyber will be undertaking many roles here at the Cybersecurity Reach Foundation, but most importantly, he will be identifying scams and figh...
· Event
We just wrapped up our second Scam Search Party with the Baruch ISACA Student Group and we had an amazing turnout. The room was packed, the energy was great, and everyone came ready to investigate,...
· Launch
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our latest LinkNYC campaign for The Scam Archive, bringing cybersecurity awareness directly to the streets of New York City. At the Cybersecurity Reach Foun...
· Event
On October 12th, we hosted our very first Scam Search Party, bringing together both technical and non-technical participants to collaboratively investigate a real scam submitted to the Cybersecurit...
· Launch
We’re proud to announce the launch of Scam Archive, a free platform built to help everyone recognize scams — with real examples, plain explanations, and family-friendly tips. For too long, scammers...
· Milestone
🎉 One Year. One Mission. One Million Reached. Today, we celebrate 1 year of the Cybersecurity Reach Foundation! It’s been a year of protecting people, raising awareness, and building a safer digita...
· Launch
We’re incredibly proud to announce the launch of CyberScout, a completely free cybersecurity advisor available right on WhatsApp. CyberScout is here to be your personal cyber guardian — ready to he...
· Event
⚡ Digital Fallout: Defend the Campus March 27, 2025 — Baruch College This week, we had the pleasure of hosting Digital Fallout: Capture the Flag, a hands-on cybersecurity competition in collaborati...
· Event
🕳️ Navigating the Abyss – A Darkweb Workshop March 19, 2025 — Baruch College We had an incredible time collaborating with the Baruch ISACA Student Group for our latest workshop: Navigating the Abys...
· Event
Breaking into Cybersecurity 🔐 February 25, 2025 — Baruch College We had an incredible time at Baruch College hosting Breaking into Cybersecurity, an interactive workshop presented in partnership wi...
· Partnership
Partnering with Baruch ISACA 🎓 We’re thrilled to share that the Cybersecurity Reach Foundation is partnering with Baruch ISACA to bring a new wave of cybersecurity events and workshops to the Baruc...
· Partnership
A New Partnership We’re thrilled to share that NordVPN, a global leader in online privacy and security, has partnered with us at the Cybersecurity Reach Foundation. 🤝 What this means - NordVPN is h...
· Launch
Launching InboxSpotter We’re incredibly proud to announce the launch of InboxSpotter, a free tool that helps anyone instantly identify email scams. 🚀 Our team has been working tirelessly to create...
· Milestone
We Hit 1,000 Followers! 🎉 We’re beyond excited to celebrate a major milestone — 1,000 Instagram followers! What started as a small community passionate about cybersecurity awareness has grown into...
· Milestone
We Did It! We’ve reached 500 Instagram followers! 🎉 Thank you to every single one of you for being part of our community. Your engagement and support are what drive us forward in our mission to emp...
