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The design phase consists of developing or
purchasing program content, and deciding on the
methods you will use to deliver it.
Content may include articles for your website and/or
intranet, newsletters, lunch and learns/workshops and
webinars, online learning courses, videos, posters, email
campaigns, interactive games and on-hold messaging
scripts.
Your options include developing your own cyber security
awareness materials or purchasing InfoSight’s complete
education program. Also decide on the types of
assessment tools you will use to identify and mitigate
deficiencies in your student’s knowledge and behavior.
Information security is an An effective Cyber Security Awareness Program will
important part of doing business depend on how well the message is communicated to
today. The message of the audience. Map out a strategy to keep the message in
individual responsibility is critical front of your students on a regular basis. Identify where to
and must be presented on a begin, present the message, reinforce the message, and
regular basis. then build up to the next objective. When mapping out
your program, you might want to consider incorporating
special dates into the calendar of events.
For example:
•September 8: Computer Virus Awareness Day
•October: Data Privacy Month
•November 30: International Computer Security Day
Define how you will measure the The Cyber Security Awareness Program is a continuous
effectiveness of the program. process and there will be many opportunities to present
InfoSight’s method of the security message. Look for ways to embed awareness
measurement far exceeds education into the goals and objectives of each
traditional standards. Learn department. Include your message at company events,
more in phase four. such as manager’s meetings, and utilize email, newsletters
and posters to extend your reach. By introducing security
awareness materials in a variety of ways, the student is
exposed to the topic more than once and will retain the
information better.
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