Re: User Awareness Program

[Omar Herrera <omar_herrera () BANXICO ORG MX>]

How about using posters?

A picture of a broken laptop that just fell form the hands of a student
and a message stating: “When was the last time that you made a
backup?... Accidents happen” might draw their attention. We have had
wonderful results starting with this kind of “marketing approach” for
awareness programs (not security related actually; but I’ve also seen
this working on information security awareness programs in a few
companies).

 

After you catch people’s attention they will start to ask questions and
read; that is my experience. Organizing some security events will help
to get people involved (“security day”, once in a year for example).

 

I hope this helps,

 

Omar Herrera

 

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey,

Mexico City Campus

Information Security Topics

 

 

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De: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] En nombre de Jacob Barros
Enviado el: Viernes, 27 de Junio de 2003 09:05 AM
Para: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Asunto: Re: [SECURITY] User Awareness Program

 

We too have trouble getting people to read anything but we're still
offering the opportunity to stay informed.  Our department, with much
hesitation has started a bi-weekly email newsletter that we send out to
all faculty and staff.  One of the articles included is a security 'soap
box' where I get to preach about passwords on sticky notes or post
articles about hackers and such.  (The other articles are related to
happenings within computer services which includes server
administration, desktops, printers and laptops, our ERP system and
telephony so ther's always something to say.)  It's not much, but it's a
step in the right direction with your only expense being the time to
think through the policy involved.

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