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A New Year...A New Year of Security Awareness

Published on 7 January, 2010 - 15:50 by Terranova interactive learning, social media, training, videos, News
I have been reviewing how we can make security awareness training more exciting and more relevant for the learner this year. What new tools can we add to the toolbox that will inspire the learner to actually change their behaviors when it comes to being aware of security risks. With the plethora of social media, video and other communication tools out there, I figure there has to be some way to tie all of these mediums together to produce a truly awesome ongoing weekly awareness campaign. You...

How much training is enough?

Published on 3 September, 2009 - 22:02 by Terranova competency, effective training, job role, Security Awareness, training, News
Is there really an answer to this? Does it not depend upon the product and the individual learner?   Quite likely, the only real answer to this question is to determine the amount of training that is necessary by reviewing the corporate security policies and determining what is critical from a security perspective and what is not. Typical physical security training is about a minimum of 40 hours of training per core competency. This however, could be overkill if the individual's role is not...

Measuring Security Awareness Training on a budget

Published on 19 June, 2009 - 12:21 by Terranova awareness, measurement, posters, reinforcement, security, training, training tools, videos, News
Rolling out a large Information Security Awareness Training Program can be an incredibly daunting task. Especially, if you have to ensure that your efforts are measurable in order to meet industry standards or adhere to legislation. Let’s face it, you can’t measure the number of times employees look at the security awareness posters you just put up in the coffee room or in the elevator and how the heck do you measure the impact of a banner on the company intranet? Did it really change the...