NAME: PATEL SAURABHKUMAR MADHAVLAL
ID: 551543
Discussion 3
Importance of user technology security education within organizations
One of the most effective means of protecting our assets involves educating our users. Regardless of how efficient our security operation teams are, how powerful the intrusion detection system is, or even how often we patch, all it usually takes for an attacker to compromise our networks is for our users to click on the wrong link or to fall for a social engineering attack. Unless you are working with an environment that does not have any employees and operates in a completely automated fashion, you will need to understand security awareness and why it is important for you to ensure that your users
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For instance, have you ever heard of the expression "Loose lips sink ships?" Did you know this is actually a reference from World War II efforts of creating a culture of security awareness. Now you may be wondering, What does this actually have to do with me? And why should I be concerned with this for my test? Or just as a person that wants to be or already is a security professional? Well the answer is that security awareness is and always will be your first line of defense against the threats that our organizations face. For most businesses to operate, there will be a certain degree of trust that's required. In this case, you're trusting your users to make good decisions that protect your organization. Well this can be simple for certain situations where the action has been taught to the users back in high school or by their parents or in cases where it's just general knowledge. But once you add technology into the equation, you can no longer just make the assumption that your users will automatically know what to do. This is known as security awareness, and it's something that needs to be trained. It is not an inherent skill. So that being said, security awareness training is something that all employees should attend. If