October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. In anticipation of security fest 2014, we thought we would share our top 5 picks for security awareness resources.
- Cybersecurity Awareness Resource Library. The Higher Education Information Security Council has collected a wealth cybersecurity awareness resources for colleges and universities. Resources found here to raise awareness within your campus include:
- Ads
- Blogs
- Bookmarks
- Brochures
- Cartoons
- Flyers
- Games
- Podcasts
- Postcards
- Posters
- Quizzes
- T-Shirts
- T-Sheets
- Training and Tutorials
- Videos
- Stay Safe Online. The National Cybersecurity Alliance’s (NCSA) website seeks to educate a digital society to use the Internet safely and securely at home, work, and school, protecting the technology individuals use, the networks they connect to, and shared digital assets.
- Information Security Program Assessment Tool. This self-assessment tool was created to evaluate the maturity of higher education information security programs using as a framework the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27002 "Information technology Security techniques. Code of practice for information security management."
- An Incremental Approach to Building an Information Security Program. This EDUCAUSE Review article suggests an approach to incrementally building a security program. The examples presented in this article are not intended to be prescriptive, but only to clarify the approach.
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Security Awareness Programs, This ECAR research bulletin discusses ways in which information security teams might improve and mature their security awareness activities by implementing an effective metrics program.
What are your "go to" resources for implementing Security Awareness on your campus?