Methods and Techniques of Implementing a Security Awareness Program

Implementing a successful Security Awareness Program is an essential step in enhancing security within any organization. The mindset and behavior of employees is the crux of the issue - in order to operate at an acceptable level of awareness the organization's employees must have certain basic knowledge to behave 'securely'. What methods and techniques, products and processes can a security awareness program director use to help reach the goal of increasing organizational security awareness? Creating a successful program is not simply a matter of shoving information in the general direction of the user and hoping for the best, it requires the users to learn, understand the significance of, and use the knowledge they obtain. This paper will illustrate why security awareness is so important and what it is supposed to accomplish. Furthermore, it will also cover program contents, methods and techniques of teaching, and resources the security awareness program director might use to better achieve the goal of greater security awareness within an organization. By using the methods and techniques discussed, the program director can develop a dynamic and effective program that both engages employees and helps them learn better security behavior.