Monthly Archives: April 2010

If You’re Going to Use PowerPoint

If you’re going to use PowerPoint to present security awareness training to a class of students, or perhaps to make a business case to your senior management, here are some suggestions from Seth Godin about how to make the best … Continue reading

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Don’t Get Bogged Down in “How To”

When creating security awareness training materials, it’s tempting to explain to students exactly how they should scan a file for viruses, the steps to take to check an SSL certificate, how to examine the headers of an email … Don’t. … Continue reading

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The Wrong Content – 5 Reasons Why Security Awareness Training Programs Fail – Part 1

In my experience, one of the most common ways that security awareness training programs fail is that the content of the awareness/training materials is wrong for the target audience. The mention of the audience is important here – what’s appropriate … Continue reading

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