July 2019 Newsletter Creating a Security Forward Culture
July 2019
Culture traditionally refers to the shared customs, arts, and other characteristics of specific groups of people. Similarly, the security awareness culture of an organization refers to the shared human effort of information security. Creating a culture of security aware individuals requires the participation of every employee, from executives to the front desk. In this month’s newsletter, we examine the steps that everyone can take to improve culture and put security first in the workplace.
- This software can create, store, and sync all of your login credentials across multiple devices. (password manager)
- To avoid becoming a victim of credential stuffing you should never reuse _____. (passwords/login credentials)
- If you ever find a random USB device such as a flash drive or cable, never plug it in and, instead, do this. (report it ASAP)
- To prevent cybercriminals from stealing your data over public WiFi, use one of these to encrypt your connection. (a VPN or virtual private network.)
- Data is useless if it can’t be _____. (accessed/located)