Mike Chapple is an IT professional and assistant professor of computer applications at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote at biztechmagazine:"Are your users aware of their responsibilities for preserving the security of your organization? Do they know how to recognize and react to a phishing scheme? What about the proper response when a strange security-related error message appears on their screen?
One of the most important components of an effective information security program is a strong user-awareness effort designed to provide end users with the answers to these questions. Many of the most dangerous security threats depend upon the failure of users to recognize phishing, social engineering and other attacks that target this weak link in the security chain. Here is the full article:
He's got a lot of good hints and tips. The only one he omitted was regular phishing security tests, like we do at KnowBe4 with our Internet Security Awareness Training:
One of the most important components of an effective information security program is a strong user-awareness effort designed to provide end users with the answers to these questions. Many of the most dangerous security threats depend upon the failure of users to recognize phishing, social engineering and other attacks that target this weak link in the security chain. Here is the full article:
He's got a lot of good hints and tips. The only one he omitted was regular phishing security tests, like we do at KnowBe4 with our Internet Security Awareness Training:
