The Ten Commandments of Information Security Awareness Training

Abstract Probably the most consistently frustrating aspect of creating a solid program of information security within virtually any installation is to gain the cooperation of the staff who use the organization's information assets on a daily basis. By and large, they are not steeped in information technology wisdom, nor do they care much about those who are. To the average non-IT employee, “techie” is a term of scorn more often than admiration. And, unfortunately, “techie” is the descriptive name they assign to anyone in the computer-oriented world.