I spend a tremendous amount of time driving and, at this time of the year, it’s hard to not change the station and hear “On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping…”
Well, a week ago I thought it would be fun to see if I could write a version of the “12 Days of Christmas” that had something to do with cybersecurity. What I came up with was “The Not-So-Cyber-Aware 12 Days of Christmas” song.
I’ve decided to share it – and the drawing my talented son sketched – with you. Feel free to laugh as you sing it or share it (see below) with your staff who might need a gentle reminder that Nigerian princes really don’t give away $12 million dollars via email and there’s more to the Internet than sharing cat videos. 
If you decide to share it or sing it – I might just feature you in a post – let me know via email at info@thecyberchair.com or Twitter @thecyberchair Oh, and if you are in need of an artist, let me know. I have an “in”.
The Not-So-Cyber-Aware 12 Days of Christmas Song
Written by Kathleen Hyde (Feel free to share with attribution)
On the first day of Christmas, my not-so-true-love gave to me…a massive data breach.
On the second day of Christmas, my “true” love shared with me…two malware files.
On the third day of Christmas, a scammer sent to me…three free Visas.
On the fourth day of Christmas, “PayPal” sent to me…four password resets.
On the fifth day of Christmas, someone shared with me…five cat videos.
On the sixth day of Christmas, a CISO sent to me…six Wombat reminders.
On the seventh day of Christmas, an acquaintance sent to me…seven fake domain links.
On the eighth day of Christmas, an admin took from me…eight post-it notes with passwords.
On the ninth day of Christmas, a relative sent to me…nine forwarded jokes.
On the tenth day of Christmas, someone sent to me…ten Amazon gift cards.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, a hacker sent to me…11 zip attachments.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, a Nigerian prince sent to me…12 million dollars.