Security Awareness – How to Shift Employee Thinking to Become Security-Focused

Dark Reading has written an article discussing how we can encourage employees to shift their mindset to become more security focused when online. The author argues that cybersecurity legislation, while critical to universally raising the bar for security, also contributes to a culture of security theater. Instead, they offer three ways that personnel can change their thinking and behaviors regarding security activities. The first is to teach employees the fundamental value of data to other organizations, helping them understand the significance of their actions online. The second is to encourage employees how to act with intention, or giving them the tools to know what to do or who to turn to as they navigate online. The third is to emphasize the need to always follow data best practices, no matter the context, as everyone else’s data (especially customer data) is just as important to them as your organization’s data is to you. Read more at Dark Reading.