Security Awareness (OBJ 5.6)

Security Awareness

• Knowledge and understanding of security threats and mitigation measures
• Goal
  • Equip individuals to recognize and respond to threats for data protection
• Focus
  • Common threats, potential risks, best practices for secure digital interactions

Insider Threats

• Security risk from individuals within an organization
• Source
  • Employees, former employees, contractors, or business partners
• Risk
  • Exploiting inside information intentionally or unintentionally

Password Management

• Practices and tools for creating, storing, and managing passwords
• Goal
  • Ensure strong, unique passwords; securely stored; reduces unauthorized access risk

Social Engineering Attacks

• Techniques
  • Maintaining situational awareness, avoiding shoulder surfing, eavesdropping
• Prevention
  • Avoiding unauthorized media, cables, recognizing phone scams, maintaining operational security

Policies and Handbooks

• Policies
  • Formal guidelines defining organization operations and decisions
• Handbooks
  • Comprehensive guides providing information, serving as references

Remote and Hybrid Work Environments

• Remote Work
  • Performing job functions outside the office using technology
• Hybrid Work
  • Combining in-office and remote work for flexibility

Creating a Culture of Security

• Organizational mindset prioritizing security in daily tasks and decision-making
• Characteristics
  • Continuous education
  • Proactive risk mitigation
  • Collective responsibility