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As part of its public outreach, the Department of Homeland Security has launched the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign Challenge whose goal is “to get the best ideas from organizations and individuals for clearly and comprehensively communicating about cybersecurity with the American public.” (I’m a little late on this, but it was announced while the blog was on hiatus.)

A selection committee from across the Department will select the best ideas and will incorporate them into a national public education campaign to be launched in the fall. The Challenge is open to Americans of all ages with parental consent required for participants under the age of 18. Proposals should be submitted electronically by April 30, 2010.

Selected participants of the Challenge will be invited to an event in Washington, DC, at their own expense, in late May or early June. Selected participants may be invited to work with the Department in the planning of the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign that will launch during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October. For more information on entering the challenge, click here.