What is Security Awareness?
By simply translating it, it quickly becomes clear: security awareness. Security awareness is the awareness employees have about information security and how to prevent cyber incidents. It is also very important that employees have a sense of responsibility for this. More than 90% of devastating cyber attacks are due to human error. This can result from unknowingly sharing sensitive information, clicking on phishing emails or careless handling of documents and USB sticks.
First understand, then report
It is not just about awareness, but also about understanding the potential threats. And more importantly, the impact of potential cyber attacks on the company and its employees. With greater understanding, action is also taken more quickly and appropriately. Employees know what incidents to report and can thus intervene more quickly in the event of a potential threat. 
Help the IT department
Employees are far from always aware of the crucial role they play in information security. They often think that everything is taken care of by the IT department or that virus scanners and firewalls provide sufficient security. Therefore, make sure you have a clear policy and an appropriate way to communicate it to all employees. By encouraging a different, better attitude toward data protection, more and more people will act by the new company measures. Because most people do not adopt this new attitude themselves, it is necessary to train employees in it. This is often done through Security Awareness Training.
Repetition makes one learn
Security Awareness is not a one-time action. It is necessary to continuously update knowledge and skills and continuously increase awareness. This can be achieved by applying various techniques in training sessions. For example, experiences with live hacking can be used to increase knowledge. Sending fictitious phishing emails provides a practical test and makes employees alert to possible intrusions and teaches them to recognize risks.
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