Information Security Awareness: Baseline Education and Certification
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People have become an important factor in securing the information technology environment. They need to be made aware of its importance, as well as what their role is in securing information assets. Despite the widespread acceptance of this fact many organisations still lack an information security awareness program to instil this knowledge. This paper will explore the possibility of improving current information security levels through a baseline approach to information security awareness.
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