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Defensive Security Handbook
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Defensive Security Handbook

by Lee Brotherston, Amanda Berlin
April 2017
Intermediate to advanced
284 pages
7h 6m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Appendix A. User Education Templates

Live Phishing Education Slides

This template (or one like it created by you and your team!) can be used when auto-directing users after a live phishing campaign, as well as for normal instruction.

You’ve Been Hacked!

But it’s OK...and it was only a quiz (the real test is from an attacker). (Click the arrows for more info!)

What Just Happened, and Why?

  • Did you know: real attackers are making these same attempts all the time against our network?

  • We’d rather help ourselves become stronger before the attackers can help themselves to our patients’ data.

  • No matter how many advanced technical hurdles internet security puts in place, the best defense is always an alert member of the team (you!).

  • Classroom is theory—treating that first patient wasn’t. It’s better to practice when it’s safe.

Social Engineering 101(0101)

Computers are black and white, on or off; humans aren’t, so unfortunately we present a better target to attackers:

So It’s OK That You Were Exploited (This Time)

  • If people who work for computer technology companies—some of which specialize in security—fall for attacks, it’s to be expected that you would fall for similar attacks as well.

  • We get better with practice; this is an opportunity for that practice.

No Blame, No Shames, Just...

  • You work for a healthcare ...

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