The CyberBriefing Challenge: Refer & Win!

Want to win a $100 gift card and exclusive cybersecurity perks?

Jul 01, 2025

How It Works

It's simple: share your unique referral link with friends, colleagues, and anyone interested in staying informed about the latest in cybersecurity. When they subscribe to Cyber Briefing using your link, you'll earn credit towards fantastic prizes!

Prizes You Can Win

The more people you refer to, the more you win!

Refer 10 Friends: Get a shout-out in an upcoming edition of the Cyber Briefing newsletter, giving you recognition in front of our entire audience.
Refer 25 Friends: Enjoy a 1-year paid subscription to Cyber Briefing, unlocking all premium content and exclusive insights.
Refer 50 Friends: Receive a 30-minute personalized cybersecurity consultation with our experts, a unique opportunity to get your questions answered and discuss your specific security concerns.

Grand Prize: $100 Gift Card!

The individual who tops our leaderboard and successfully refers more than 100 new subscribers within the 30-day challenge period will win a $100 gift card!

Official Challenge Rules

To ensure a fair and exciting competition for everyone, please read the following rules carefully:

Challenge Period:
The Cyber Briefing Challenge begins on July 1 and ends on July 31 at 11:59 PM EDT, lasting 31 days.
Eligibility:
This challenge is open to everybody. You will need to create a Substack account to participate.
How to Refer:
- You must use your unique referral link, which can be found https://cybersecurity.cybermaterial.com/leaderboard.
- Only new, unique email subscribers who sign up through your referral link will count towards your total.
Valid Referrals:
- A "referral" is counted when a new subscriber signs up for the CyberBriefing newsletter using your unique referral link and confirms their subscription and stays a member for 3-months.
- Self-referrals are not permitted and will not count towards your total.
- We reserve the right to disqualify any referrals that appear to be fraudulent or generated by automated means (bots).
Prize Distribution:
- Prizes for 10, 25, and 50 referrals will be awarded based on your confirmed referral count at the end of the challenge period.
- The grand prize winner will be determined based on the highest legitimate referral count (over 100) on the leaderboard at the end of the challenge.
Verification for Grand Prize Winner:
- To ensure fairness and prevent fraudulent entries, the grand prize winner will be required to participate in a brief video call with the CyberMaterial team.
- During this call, we may ask you to confirm the identity of a reasonable number of your referred subscribers (e.g., by having them briefly join the call or confirm their subscription via a verifiable method). This is solely to verify the legitimacy of the referrals and the fairness of the competition.
- Failure to participate in the verification call or an inability to verify referrals may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the grand prize. In such cases, the prize may be awarded to the next eligible participant.
Fair Play Policy:
- Any attempt to manipulate the referral system, use fake accounts, bots, or engage in any other fraudulent activity will result in immediate disqualification from the challenge.
- We reserve the right to review all referral data and disqualify any participant found to be in violation of these rules.
Publicity:
By participating, you agree that if you are a winner, CyberMaterial may use your name and likeness for promotional purposes related to this challenge without further compensation.
Changes and Disclaimers:
CyberMaterial reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the challenge or these rules at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice. All decisions made by CyberMaterial regarding this challenge are final.

Ready to Take the Challenge?

Start sharing your unique referral link today and climb the leaderboard! Good luck!

Get Your Referral Link Here!