Security Awareness and Education

Are we providing information about computer security to our staff?

The primary goal of the security awareness program is to reduce security vulnerabilities through education and promotion of good security practices. Given the rapid changes in computing technology, security awareness must be an ongoing activity.

These questions highlight some of the major actions that improve security awareness:

• Do faculty and staff fully understand their responsibility for computer security?
• Have all copies of department software been properly licensed and registered?
• Has the University's copyright policy been distributed and discussed within the department?
• Have School and department-specific security policies and procedures been documented and shared with all faculty and staff?
• Are faculty and staff keeping current on University security issues and alerts?

An answer of "no" to any of the above questions indicates a risk for which remedial steps should be considered.