The Cyber Security Awareness Resource Centre is an online repository that houses free security awareness tools from around the world designed to be used by any organization or individual who wishes to promote online safety at work or within their community.  The materials in the repository have been provided by (ISC)²-certified members - representing preeminent information security experts from corporate, government and academic arenas spanning Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific -  and are available for public download at www.isc2.org/csa.

Tools in the Resource Centre include templates that can be customized by end users, such as posters, flyers, brochures, presentations, games, radio broadcasts and toolkits such as the SCIPP Family Pak®, a set of free security awareness resources designed to educate home computer users around the world on secure computing practices designed to protect personal information.  SCIPP International® is a global non-profit organization dedicated to providing world-class security awareness training and certification for end users.

Topics covered in the Resource Centre include home networking security, identity theft, Internet privacy, emerging security threats, mobile security, software development and secure Web site design.  Visitors to the Resource Centre can vote on their favourite materials. (ISC)² will announce the top five winners, each of whom will receive a US$1,000 (£500) cash prize, later this month.

With recent studies attributing as much as 60 percent of all computer security breaches to basic user errors, there is growing emphasis within organizations and communities worldwide on educating end users on the importance of security best practices.