Securing the Human on Your Campus: How to Successfully Deploy Your Security Awareness Program

Security awareness must be a critical part of any university's information security program. Institutions of higher education are the gateway for important research. They hold personal records of future leaders of our country, and they are a critical part of the innovation critical infrastructure. They are a target that's under attack on a daily basis. Many of these attackers today target the human, bypassing most security controls and using techniques such as social engineering to get what they want. Awareness—not just of technology—is now a key factor in a university's ability to reduce risk, protect its reputation, improve governance, and, in many cases, ensure compliance.