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.
You have very limited time and a lot of topics to cover. And most of your students will forget any detailed information that you cover. So focus on the bigger picture. Make them aware of the threats, and what they need to do in broad-brush terms. Then provide students with easy access to the “how to” information so that they can find it when they need it.
Here are some ways you might provide the “how to” information to your students:
- an HTML page on your organization’s intranet or SharePoint site
- the library section of your organization’s LMS
- a handout in class
- a downloadable PDF file
- a poster or notice in a prominent place
- instructions printed on a mouse mat
- a shortcut on the desktop of your standard PC image
and probably many more.
