FAQ
Answers to the most common questions on security awareness communications
Why do I need information security awareness training for employees?
Over the past years, studies continuously show that humans remain one of the main vectors when it comes to cyber attacks.
Information security awareness training for employees is crucial to ensure they are equipped to act as your “human firewall”, effectively lowering the overall risk to your organization.
Mandatory educational modules will only get you so far. To make sure you are able to reach out to and effectively engage your employees, you need a training and communication plan that is able to captivate your end-users and retain their attention.
What is cybersecurity awareness communication?
Information security awareness communication is the practice of effectively relaying your awareness and training messages to your audience through strategic communications and internal marketing.
An infographic posted to your intranet page or sent out as a link from an email isn’t sufficient to ensure that your audience are engaged and interested enough to click through to your content and take part in the learnings.
Companies may spend money on vendor-provided training and awareness materials only, but if you are not supported in relaying these to your audience through effective strategic communications, then the materials may not reach their target. This is where Ozmeos comes in.
Why do I need a security awareness communication plan?
A cybersecurity awareness communication plan is a way of structuring your planned training and awareness sessions and content.
It is much more than a calendar, and includes truly understanding the who, what, where, when, and why of your campaign.
You need to have a thorough understanding of your goals, audience, channels, resources and messaging in order to get the largest return on investment of your training and awareness campaigns.
Should I only have a security awareness campaign during the October cybersecurity awareness month?
The short answer to this is no. Training and awareness communication efforts should be continuous in order to ensure that your end users consistently keep security in mind.
This could take the place either through a year-long campaign, involving several sub-themes and including the October security awareness month, or through several shorter campaigns focusing specifically on certain objectives.
However, if you are yet to conduct a security awareness campaign, it could be a great time to start. During each October there is often a lot of support and resources available from national and international cybersecurity organizations, such as the NCA, which could make it easier to develop your first campaign.
It could also be used as a strategic messaging opportunity to time the launch of your first campaign with this month.
How can Ozmeos help me in my cybersecurity awareness communication?
We offer a range of communication and awareness materials, plans and strategies, as well as internal marketing and branding for cybersecurity.
Our goal is for your users to genuinely enjoy the training and awareness content you are providing to them.
We achieve this not just through engaging content, but also via a comprehensive, multi-channel communication and marketing strategy to make sure your message gets across.
We also offer branding services to ensure that your infosec team is showcased within your organization as the personable yet qualified group of individuals that you truly are.