Asset Protection through Security Awareness

2 Overview of Security Awareness Categories

DOI: 10.1201/b11355-2

Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.

Edmund Burke

Before diving into the process of building or altering your organization’s security awareness culture, let’s take a look at the different areas in which security awareness is an absolute necessity (see Figure 2.1). Because every organization is a unique entity, it would be an impossible task to provide an all-inclusive list of the areas of concern for your specific company. Instead, this chapter provides some overviews of the more common categories of security awareness. These categories don’t necessarily cover specific policies and the process of implementing security guidelines, ...