When we were asked to keynote a recent CSO event, it was a pleasant surprise that the top concern of the CSOs was "security culture." From performing many security assessments and penetration tests, it is sadly obvious that even the best technical security efforts will fail if their company has a weak security culture. . It is heartwarming that CSOs are now moving past straight technological solutions and moving towards instilling a strong security culture as well. To determine the components of a truly successful security awareness program, we performed a study to identify critical success factors for building one. We interviewed security awareness practitioners at Fortune 500 companies and surveyed the security staff and general employees at the companies. Additionally, we validated the results and gathered additional information at a security executive event in the United Kingdom with more than 150 security executives participating. The link for this article located at CSO Online is no longer available. . Uncover essential components that fuel effective security awareness initiatives and enhance the security culture within organizations.. Security Culture, Awareness Program, Success Factors, Employee Training. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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