Everyone Oops. There’s No Shame in It. Tell Us Your Story.
Cybercrime exploits trust, timing, and distraction. That’s why even the most careful among us can get fooled sometimes. But speaking openly about it helps break the stigma…and helps everyone get better.
Share your “oops”
Tell us all about it. From big incidents to close calls to inherited messes you had to clean up. Being anonymous is totally fine. You control what details we share.
Pick the easiest option:
What to include in your story
One of the best ways to build cyber resilience is to learn from others. Your security “oops” could help someone else avoid the same trap. If you’re not sure where to start, answer any 2-3:
- What happened, in plain language?
- What did you think was happening at the time?
- What was the moment that made you say “uh oh”?
- What did it cost you (time, money, downtime, stress)?
- What did you change afterward?
Skip anything sensitive. No customer names. No confidential details.
Looking for inspiration? Hear our own stories.
Business of the Year: Organized Cybercrime
NAM: October 27, 12:00 PM EDT | EMEA: 27 October, 5:00 PM BST | APAC: 8 December, 10:00 AM AEST 12:00 PM NZST
If there were an award for the industry making the biggest moves this year, organized cybercrime would be a top contender. It's estimated to top $10 trillion a year, rivaling the world's largest economies, with innocent businesses bearing the cost. That threat to commerce is why billions are being poured into cyber capabilities across the financial sector.
In this episode of _declassified, Huntress' John Hammond joins a key leader from one of the world's largest payments companies to follow the money. When businesses go dark, suppliers go unpaid, payroll gets disrupted, and customers spend elsewhere. Some of that loss becomes revenue for the adversary. Multiply it across millions of companies, and a dark industry emerges, with everyone else left paying for its success.
Save your spot to see why organized cybercrime is our nominee for the dubious honor of Business of the Year.
Even cybersecurity pros need to look twice.
Here’s an “oops” from a seasoned IT pro who almost got tricked by a phishing scam.
Own it. Help the next person avoid it.
We don’t need the perfect story. Just an honest one.
Anonymity & permissions
You can submit anonymously, and you can tell us what you’re comfortable sharing. If we want to use your story publicly (video, quote, or anonymized write-up), we’ll confirm how it’ll be used before it goes live. Please don’t include confidential info, customer names, or anything you wouldn’t want shared.
