☝️ If you don’t have access to Cyber Missions yet, that’s normal. The update to this new system is coming very soon.
❶ Understanding Cyber Missions
Cyber Missions transform Riot's user experience into a simple and regular routine: one cyber mission per month, a fresh start on the 1st of each month, and a shared deadline.
The goal is twofold:
Give employees a clear experience (fewer scattered notifications, a sense of accomplishment every month)
Give security teams a management tool (mission completion rates, monthly assessment results, cyber posture indicators, etc.)
❷ Why Riot Created This System
Employees have regular and varied cybersecurity actions: awareness training, assessments, phishing remediations, data breach notifications, data leak alerts...
Result: these multiple actions can cause a loss of visibility and a feeling of "endless tasks" to complete.
The Cyber Mission consolidates these actions into a single monthly framework.
❸ What Changes Compared to Before
3.1) A Monthly Logic
Instead of a series of tasks and follow-ups, the employee receives a mission to complete before a month-end deadline, then starts a fresh cycle the following month.
3.2) The Same Access Points, with a More Prominent Portal
Employees can access their monthly mission from multiple places: the user portal, but also directly from communication channels like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Google Chat.
The user portal (app.tryriot.com) becomes the reference point where the employee sees what is expected in the monthly mission and what remains to be done.
The embedded views (embeds) in Slack, Teams, or Google Chat continue to exist and allow quick access to the mission or performing certain actions directly from the tools used daily by your teams.
3.3) Simpler Admin-Side Tracking
Instead of tracking each module separately, admins have a global mission completion indicator and thus a better view of the overall cyber posture.
❹ Aura vs Cyber Posture
4.1) Aura = Engagement
Aura is an engagement score:
It rewards task completion and consistency.
It does not decrease.
It is designed to motivate (not to measure risk).
4.2) Cyber Posture = Security Posture
Cyber Posture replaces the old Security Score.
It is a score based on user actions (course completion, phishing, email reporting, data sharing hygiene...).
It serves to steer and communicate security progress in a clear way.
❺ New Features That Enrich the Experience
Depending on your configuration, Cyber Missions can include:
Streaks (series): reward missions completed several months in a row.
Squads / leaderboards: add a collective competitive dynamic (optional).
Notification Agenda: reserves a 15-minute appointment in your employees' calendar so they complete their monthly mission.