Keeping the Internet safe is a responsibility we all share. We need to take time to stop and think before we connect to the Internet, share information online, or participate in online communities.

But sometimes, a creative and compelling reminder can help. That’s why the Department kicked-off the Stop. Think. Connect. PSA Challenge – because all Americans have an important role to play in securing the Internet.

The Challenge began Monday, November 8, 2010, at 12:01 p. m. ET and ended on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Stop.Think.Connect. thanks everyone for their participation. Please check back more information on the winners.

Winning PSAs

Submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of representatives from across the Department and will include Stop. Think. Connect Campaign partners and collaborators. The best videos will be posted here, on the Campaign web page, and will be used to help promote the Campaign.

Categories

The Department asked for public service announcements that are directed towards any of the following audiences:

• Teenagers (13-17)
• Young Adults (18-24)
• Parents of Teenagers
• Older Americans

Privacy

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) YouTube presence is governed by a Content Hosting Agreement for Federal Government Agencies between DHS and Google, Inc. (the owner of YouTube). Your use of YouTube including posting of comments on this channel, is governed by the YouTube Privacy Policy at www.youtube.com/t/privacy. Please remember that your comments are public and available to anyone visiting a DHS channel or video. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, do not include your full name, phone numbers, email addresses, social security numbers, case numbers or any other personally identifiable information in your comment or video submission. DHS will only collect personal information directly from the winning submission. However, comments and other related documents from the Challenge program will be retained in its official records.

For additional information regarding the DHS Cybersecurity Video Challenge, including the Cybersecurity Campaign Moderation and Comment Policy, visit us at www.dhs.gov/files/events/stop-think-connect.shtm. The Department of Homeland Security Leadership National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign PSA Challenge Comment Policy and Privacy Notice shall supersede the DHS YouTube.com Comment Policy and Procedures for purposes of this video challenge.

For information regarding the DHS privacy policy visit us at www.dhs.gov/xutil/gc_1157139158971.shtm

See more Internet safety tips can be found at www.dhs.gov/stopthinkconnect or www.dhs.gov/cyber