Growth Stack Media Q4 PR Highlights: CISA Endorsement & Emerging Industry Leadership

FIRST continues to reinforce its position as a cybersecurity leader, highlighted by CISA Director Jen Easterly's strong endorsement of FIRST's Traffic Light Protocol (TLP). This recognition from one of cybersecurity's most influential voices underscores FIRST's critical role in fostering trusted information sharing across the global security community. Strategic coordination with CISA's communications team, including shared graphics and synchronized distribution across our networks, resulted in the highest performing FIRST's highest-performing social media posts of the quarter, amplified further by our members' active engagement.

Expanding into multimedia content, FIRST has strategically enhanced its thought leadership presence through video. A featured segment in Help Net Security showcased FIRST CEO Chris Gibson's key cybersecurity predictions for 2025, demonstrating the organization's thought leadership in anticipating industry trends. Growth Stack Media also produced an original short-form video with Chris sharing cybersecurity best practices for Computer Safety Day. FIRST will continue to leverage video content to showcase our diverse international membership and their vital contributions to global cybersecurity.

A highlight of our media momentum was securing prominent coverage in The CTO Club during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The feature article, with quotes developed from FIRST's Thought Leadership Matrix, showcased insights from key members: FIRST CEO Chris Gibson, FIRST Human Factors SIG Chair and Security Awareness & Communications Expert at Switch Katja Dörlemann, and FIRST AI Security SIG Co-Chair Patrick Grau. The publication also recently recognized FIRSTCON as a must-attend security conference in their industry coverage. Additionally, our media presence extended to other notable publications including Built In, Forbes, Information Age and Spiceworks.

Looking ahead, FIRST will continue to spotlight its international membership and upcoming events, including CVE/FIRST VulnCon 2025, 2025 FIRST Cyber Threat Intelligence Conference, and FIRSTCON25, reinforcing our position as a truly global cybersecurity community.

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Published on FIRST POST: Oct-Dec 2024