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Awareness revisited – overcoming those hurdles

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Taking into account the traditional critical success factors of security awareness may not be enough to create a security aware environment. There are a number of hurdles that still make you fail. So how can we overcome those? This post first…

Six reasons why awareness programs fail even when following best practices

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Taking into account the traditional critical success factors of security awareness may not be enough to create a security aware environment.  This post first appeared on CSO Online on October 24, 2017. We still have some way to go, however…

Security Process Sample: Security Awareness

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As indicated in prior posts, I am working on a Security Process Reference Model. Given that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, I thought it would be ideal to release a sample of the awareness processes. The Security Process Reference…

Security Awareness Objectives and Key Success Factors

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Security awareness needs to enhance your audience’s understanding of your security policies and procedures, strengthen the overall security posture, and establish that secure behaviour is directly aligned with your organization’s goals and…

Key success factors of Security Awareness

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Information security is everyone's responsibility, including the travelling sales representative, the mail room manager, the customer service associate and the CEO. For a security awareness program to be truly effective, everyone in the organization…