October 1 – 31 · 31 days · 4 weekly drops

Buy security.
Earn the hardware.

Every workbook, policy pack, membership and tee you buy this month with code CYBERAWARE26 earns a guaranteed Nitrokey prize pack, and bonus entries for the NitroPhone. Or enter free. Either way, the whole community unlocks prizes together.

Enter free See the prize ladder
✓ No purchase necessary
✓ Prize packs guaranteed, not drawn
✓ Hardware from Nitrokey & NovaCustom
Grand prize · drawn Nov 51 available
NitroPhone 5a
GrapheneOS, hardened Pixel. Made in Germany by Nitrokey. Ships with a data blocker and case.
Also in the draw: NovaCustom NUC · 2× Nitrokey 3
Community unlock progress— / 1,000 members
250 · stickers500 · keys750 · Nitrokey 3s1,000 · NitroPhone
—prize packs left
—days left in October
4weekly podcast codes
1

Enter free

Sign in with a free CISO Marketplace account (just your email), fill in four fields, and you're in the NitroPhone draw. That's the free entry. Nothing to buy.

2

Shop with CYBERAWARE26

20% off at ciso.diy, cyberpolicy.shop, generatepolicy.com, SecurityByDesign.shop and the membership. Your net spend across all of them sets your tier.

3

Claim your pack

Prize packs ship guaranteed at each tier while stock lasts. Higher tiers also stack bonus entries into the Oct 31 grand-prize draw.

The prize ladder

Spend a little, get a little.
Spend more, get hardware.

Tiers are cumulative across all stores for the month. Net spend after the 20% code. Hardware purchases count too but aren't discounted.

TierNet spendGets you thereYour prize packDraw entriesLeft
1$25 – $74A tee, a policy template, a consumer PDFStickers + lanyard + Nitrokey bag+1Unlimited
2$75 – $199One compliance kit, a Pillar build guideTier 1 + USB data blocker + case+5—
3$200 – $499Org-tier kit, GeneratePolicy, a bundleTier 2 + Nitrokey Passkey or Start+10—
4$500 – $999Practitioner membership, vCISO-tier kitTier 2 + Nitrokey 3 (USB-A or C)+25—
5$1,000 – $1,999M&A kit vCISO tier, Register Family bundleTier 4 + second Nitrokey 3 + full swag+50—
6$2,000+Practice license, Phase 0 security depositNitroPhone 5a or NovaCustom NUC+100—
Hardware bundle: buy a Nitrokey 3, get the case + data blocker free

Hardware is excluded from the 20% code, so instead every key sold ships with the accessories and jumps you straight to Tier 2.

Weekly drops follow the CAM themes

Wk 1 Passwords & passkeys · Wk 2 MFA · Wk 3 Device hygiene · Wk 4 Grand prize. Each podcast episode carries a QR that lands here.

Community unlock ladder

The audience unlocks the prizes.

Every entry moves the bar for everyone. Hit a milestone and that prize enters the grand-prize draw. Share your link, bring a colleague, unlock the phone.

Sign in free to enter
Sign in or create a free CISO Marketplace account with an email link. One entry per person; no purchase necessary.
250
Sticker + lanyard packs for 25 random membersFirst unlock. Drawn the day we cross it.
Locked
500
5× Nitrokey Passkey + 5× Nitrokey Start enter the drawTen keys added to the draw pool.
Locked
750
2× Nitrokey 3 enter the drawThe full-size keys join the pool.
Locked
1,000
NitroPhone 5a enters the drawThe grand prize goes live for everyone entered.
Locked
Skill contest · judged, not drawn

Show your work. Win a key.

Three categories, free to enter, judged by the CISO Marketplace team. Winners are featured on the podcast and the blogs.

Best tabletop scenario

Write a 1-page incident scenario with three injects. Winner's scenario ships in tabletopsec.com for everyone.

Prize: Nitrokey 3 + TTX-01 Executive Tabletop Kit

Best teardown

Video or write-up of a security device, app or policy taken apart. Practitioner audience; show what you found.

Prize: NovaCustom NUC Box

Best 60-second security tip

Short vertical video. Tag us on TikTok or YouTube. The best ones run as clips across the CISO Marketplace channels.

Prize: Nitrokey Passkey + merch pack, weekly
Heard it on the podcast?

Every October episode carries a QR with that week's code. Redeem it for double entries.

FAQ & the fine print, in plain English

How this is legal, fair, and who's behind it.

Short answers here; the full Official Rules are linked in the footer and govern if anything conflicts.

Do I have to buy anything to win?

No. Signing up with your email is a full entry to the grand-prize draw. Purchases earn guaranteed prize packs (that's a reward for buying, not a lottery) plus a stated number of bonus entries. A free entrant can win the NitroPhone; the odds per entry are identical.

Why is it a "sweepstakes" and not a "lottery" or "raffle"?

A lottery is prize + chance + payment. We remove the payment: there is always a free way in, and the free entry has the same odds per entry. Prize packs on the ladder involve no chance at all: hit the tier, get the pack. Skill-contest prizes are judged on merit, so they're not chance-based either.

Who is running this?

QSai LLC, a Texas limited liability company doing business as CISO Marketplace. Nitrokey, NovaCustom, YouTube, TikTok and Podbean are not sponsors and have no responsibility for this promotion; they supply the hardware or host our content, nothing more.

Where can I enter from?

The grand-prize draw and hardware prize packs are open to residents of the United States aged 18+. If you're outside the US you can still buy with the code and receive digital rewards (workbooks, credits, membership perks), and you can enter the skill contest; hardware shipping and import duties are the reason for the limit. Void where prohibited or where registration or a permit would be required.

How are winners picked and told?

Random draw on November 5, 2026 from all eligible entries received by October 31, weighted by entries, read live on the podcast. Winners are emailed and have 7 days to respond and return a prize acceptance form; otherwise we redraw. Winner first names and state/country are posted here and read on the podcast.

Taxes?

Prizes are income to the winner. Under current US rules (2026), a prize worth $2,000 or more triggers an IRS Form 1099 and we'd need a W-9 from you; individual prizes here fall below that, but we'll still ask for a W-9 if the combined value you win crosses it. Winners outside the US are responsible for their own taxes and any import duty.

What do you do with my email?

You sign in with a free CISO Marketplace account, which verifies your email. We use your details to run the draw and contact winners. The newsletter is a separate checkbox and is never required to enter; unsubscribe anytime and you keep your entry. We don't sell the list. EU/UK entrants: our lawful basis is consent; email us to access or delete your data.

Can my employees / my MSP clients enter?

Yes. Anyone 18+ can enter with their own account, and each entrant gets a share link worth +1 entry per friend who enters (up to 25). QSai LLC staff and contractors, and the judges, are not eligible for prizes.

What if a prize runs out?

Prize pack counts are live on this page and decrement as tiers are claimed. When a tier's hardware is gone we substitute the next-lower pack plus double bonus entries, and we tell you at checkout before you buy.

Is the code combinable? Does hardware count?

CYBERAWARE26 is 20% off digital products and membership through Oct 31; one code per order, not combinable with member pricing. Hardware (Nitrokey, NovaCustom) isn't discounted but its full price counts toward your tier, and the Nitrokey 3 ships with a free case and data blocker during October.