It is widely agreed that the single most effective security measure is staff awareness. So how does leadership create and maintain a security-conscious mindset within the organization? Constant reinforcement; remember the average person needs to hear the message seven times before it sinks in. So here are seven ideas to help you get the message integrated into the culture of your company.

I could add quite a few to this list, including periodic penetration testing of your local internal network, password cracking of your NTLM and other systems, and better education of users in training classes. Do you have others? 1. Appeal to personal lives: Get people interested in security by arming them with techniques to secure their personal information; if they securely tend to their own business, they're more likely to tend to their employers. Offer Lunch-N-Learn sessions where staff can get tips for what needs to be shredded or locked-up at home, how to manage personal passwords, securing home-based wireless networks, etc. Your employees will welcome the opportunity to ask questions they may otherwise be embarrassed to, and youll be showing them that you care about them as individuals.

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