SECURITY AWARENESS Articles
Mind Games: How Social Engineers Win Your Confidence
Brian Brushwood, founder of Scam School, demonstrates the four simple psychological mechanisms underlying social engineering mind games.
Seven Practical Ideas for Security Awareness
Audry Agle suggests steps for creating the culture necessary to protect your organization.
Piracy Expert: Maersk Alabama One Slice of a Huge Pirate Problem
Roger Hawkes of Global Industries discusses why some of the debate around piracy this month is misplaced, and how piracy has been a problem for years.
5 Security Flubs Users Make When Browsing the Web
From haphazardly installing Active X controls, to ignoring security warnings, a look at five common ways users get off the security track online and ways to set them straight.
Sample Concealed Weapons Policy
The concealed weapons policy of a large hospital with 10,000+ employees. The policy is written to apply to not only employees, but also those visiting the hospital.
Sample Clean Desk Policy
The clean desk policy of a company that offers human resource and administrative services to companies looking to outsources those functions. The company has approximately 2,000 employees.
Sample Computer and E-Mail Usage Policy - Manufacturing Company
A one-page computer and email usage policy of a manufacturing company with less than 50 employees. Covers unauthorized access, software licenses, harrassment and pornography issues; establishes right to monitor.
Fleury: Shoring Up Internal Defenses
CSO Compass Award winner Lynda Fleury, CISO with insurance company Unum, thinks companies should look inward to strengthen information security's weakest link.
Laid-off Workers as Data Thieves?
A Symantec/Ponemon report points to an ominous byproduct of the economic crisis: laid-off employees stealing data in acts of vengeance. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner is skeptical of this report's news value.
Security Geeks: From Isolation to Rock Stars
IT security pros used to be seen as propeller-hat wearing introverts who hid in dark basements. But the blogosphere, podcasting and social networking has changed things dramatically. Here's how.
