Overview
It is critically important that employees and other in-scope personnel within your company undergo annual security awareness training. Ensuring they stay abreast of significant security issues that could pose a credible threat to the organization. While the goal of any security awareness training program is to have in place a comprehensive framework that effectively addresses specific requirements for each entity. The program must also provide subject matter that is credible and relevant. Understanding what security is, the associated threats, and response mechanisms helps ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of your organization's system resources and assets.
you are the target
Your accounts, devices and information all have tremendous value to cyber attackers. The first step you need to take to protect yourself is to understand that you are the target. Many people mistakenly believe that cyber attackers only target databases or web servers. In reality, they also target individuals. While these attackers use a variety of sophisticated tools, they have learned that the simplest way to hack into an organization is to target people.
importance of security awareness
Too many organizations treat security awareness as an afterthought; someone (often in IT) is randomly assigned the responsibility of awareness without the time or support to be successful. To create a secure culture, security awareness needs to be recognized as a profession, just like other security fields, and provide those professionals the resources (both personnel and budge) to be successful. The following benefits of Security awareness add value to any organization.
- Reduce Risk
- Remain Compliant
- Reduce costs by freeing up security resources to focus on more advanced threats
- Promotes a secure brand that is serious about protecting your customers
