Turn everyday security risks into practical learning.
CyberAware Project creates transparent cybersecurity awareness campaigns that help people recognize threats, make safer decisions, and understand how common attacks work.
Explore CampaignsThink Before You Scan
A privacy-conscious QR-code campaign that studies common scanning lures and immediately teaches safer scanning habits.
Learn about the campaign →Awareness built around real decisions
Each campaign turns a recognizable security behavior into a transparent educational experience.
Focus on one real risk
Build a clear awareness experience around behavior people encounter in daily life.
Measure responsibly
Use limited anonymous aggregate data without requesting credentials or sensitive information.
Teach the safer action
Give participants immediate guidance and trusted resources they can use afterward.
Think Before You Scan
Unknown QR codes can hide phishing pages, fraudulent payment requests, malicious downloads, and credential-stealing websites.
This campaign safely demonstrates how rewards, convenience, familiarity, utility, and ordinary information can encourage people to scan before verifying.
View campaign overviewPrivacy-first by design
- No passwords or login prompts
- No names or email addresses
- No GPS coordinates or raw IP addresses
- Immediate education after every legitimate scan