I have seen many flyers and posters in school and work place on what is right and what is wrong. Whenever I go to fill coffee in the office’s break room, there is a poster which reminds me to lock my PC when I am away from my desk. I believe awareness like this can be very informative. Those who have been victims of identity thefts in past surely agree with me on the needs of promoting info security awareness. Not only for the students in any university or the staffs of any business organization, it is important for every computer user to be aware of information security.
“The scope of any security awareness campaign is to persuade computer users to listen and act on measures to avoid,deter, detect, and defend against information security threats and/or data security breaches.”
Information security awareness aims to prevent incidents related to cyber-attacks, identity thefts, online threats and loss or disclosure of data committed by unlawful hacking. The challenge is how to deliver this information to general public to make sure they are aware of these threats and able to protect their information. One of the best ways to promote information security awareness is by user training and education or through policies and procedures. Awareness training can give users tips on how to use anti viruses to protect the data, why it can be risky to give personal information online to malicious and not trusted site or person and why you need to think twice before opening any email and attachments from unknown source. Users need to have good understanding on what is considered as cyber-crime and should be encouraged to report computer crimes to HR in companies, student affairs in universities or to local law officials in private or public sectors. TV and radio are also good medium to promote security awareness among users. The power of the media is a tremendous asset when it comes to getting our message out to the public. Posters and flyers can be another great way to deliver message on info security awareness. Flyers with short informative message on security awareness can be distributed in public places, universities and business organizations. Posters just as warning users to take caution while sharing sensitive data online can be placed in office break rooms and university cafeteria which can catch users’ attentions and can turn out to be an effective medium to promote awareness. Requirements to take mandatory online security training every quarter, take quizzes on security awareness and messages via mass emails can also be good promotional steps in larger organizations.
The internet continues to grow each year and with that the cyber threats multiply every year. It becomes important for computer users to protect themselves and understand at least the basic steps that can help sure their sensitive information. Info security awareness can be promoted by various means but in order to make it a successful campaign, the users need to follow the steps mentioned in it properly and get united against the cyber-crime.
References:
McDonough, M (2010). Ideas to Promote Information Security Awareness. Retrieved April 14th 2015 from http://www.brighthub.com/computing/enterprise-security/articles/75233.aspx
Ray, R. (n.d.). Promote Security Awareness In Your Company. Retrieved April 15th 2015 from http://www.allbusiness.com/promote-security-awareness-in-your-company-11694831-1.html
“The scope of any security awareness campaign is to persuade computer users to listen and act on measures to avoid,deter, detect, and defend against information security threats and/or data security breaches.”
Information security awareness aims to prevent incidents related to cyber-attacks, identity thefts, online threats and loss or disclosure of data committed by unlawful hacking. The challenge is how to deliver this information to general public to make sure they are aware of these threats and able to protect their information. One of the best ways to promote information security awareness is by user training and education or through policies and procedures. Awareness training can give users tips on how to use anti viruses to protect the data, why it can be risky to give personal information online to malicious and not trusted site or person and why you need to think twice before opening any email and attachments from unknown source. Users need to have good understanding on what is considered as cyber-crime and should be encouraged to report computer crimes to HR in companies, student affairs in universities or to local law officials in private or public sectors. TV and radio are also good medium to promote security awareness among users. The power of the media is a tremendous asset when it comes to getting our message out to the public. Posters and flyers can be another great way to deliver message on info security awareness. Flyers with short informative message on security awareness can be distributed in public places, universities and business organizations. Posters just as warning users to take caution while sharing sensitive data online can be placed in office break rooms and university cafeteria which can catch users’ attentions and can turn out to be an effective medium to promote awareness. Requirements to take mandatory online security training every quarter, take quizzes on security awareness and messages via mass emails can also be good promotional steps in larger organizations.
The internet continues to grow each year and with that the cyber threats multiply every year. It becomes important for computer users to protect themselves and understand at least the basic steps that can help sure their sensitive information. Info security awareness can be promoted by various means but in order to make it a successful campaign, the users need to follow the steps mentioned in it properly and get united against the cyber-crime.
References:
McDonough, M (2010). Ideas to Promote Information Security Awareness. Retrieved April 14th 2015 from http://www.brighthub.com/computing/enterprise-security/articles/75233.aspx
Ray, R. (n.d.). Promote Security Awareness In Your Company. Retrieved April 15th 2015 from http://www.allbusiness.com/promote-security-awareness-in-your-company-11694831-1.html
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