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FISMA Compliance Handbook
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FISMA Compliance Handbook

by Laura P. Taylor
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced
350 pages
10h 52m
English
Syngress
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Chapter 9

Addressing Security Awareness and Training

Abstract

Often overlooked, security awareness and training may be the most important element for improving your security posture. FISMA directs that all users for authorized systems receive annual security and privacy training. Most users are not aware of the rampant information security risks. Awareness focuses on marketing and promoting the security program inside an agency. Make users aware of the importance of information security. Security training expands their knowledge of security risks and the forms these risks take. Some organizations make access to systems dependent on initial security training. Annually access is renewed when refresh courses are completed. The NIST publication,

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