ISSA Security Awareness Column September 2012 – Cargo Cult Security
During the course of World War Two in the Pacific there were numerous primitive cultures on remote islands that came into contact with Westerners for the first time. Islanders were particularly...
View ArticleISSA Security Awareness Column October 2012 – Learning From Safety Risk...
Any endeavour is made doubly difficult when pursued with a lack of metrics and without a clear understanding of cause and effect. When stumbling in the dark, facts are the flashlight of comprehension,...
View ArticleRSA Europe 2012 Security Awareness Debate
I’m really looking forward to RSA Europe 2012 next week where I’ll be taking part in a debate about whether or not organisations should train their staff in security awareness. It is being organised by...
View ArticleISSA Security Awareness Column December 2012 – Security Awareness Training...
Whoever said that there’s no such thing as a stupid question, only a stupid answer, has probably never seen a feedback survey for security awareness training sessions. Questions such as “Did you learn...
View ArticleISSA Security Awareness Column Feb 2013 – Innovation in Information Security...
Here’s a trivia question for you – how did President George Washington die? No points for anyone who thought he died in battle, fell from a horse or was poisoned. Actually, he had an infection and...
View ArticleThe Importance of Executive Support
Senior management support® is something often mentioned as critical to the success of an information security awareness campaign. There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, senior management help...
View ArticleWhere NIST SP800-50 Went Wrong
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is updating 800-16 (A Role-Based Model for Federal Information Technology/Cybersecurity Training). Many will be familiar with NIST 800-50...
View Article7 Habits of Highly Successful Security Policies
Security policies are a great opportunity to influence behaviour. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons they’re not usually as effective as they could be. Despite our efforts to sell the value of...
View Article
