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No matter how great your security framework and controls are, if the proper employee training and education program isn’t in place, it won’t be effective. Here are some basic tips for a successful program that goes beyond telling employees not to open emails from people they do not know.

Establish rules for how to handle confidential information and educate your employees about them:

• Provide ongoing education on policies and procedures
• Provide clear information about who to contact should they come across a security threat or risk
• Execute group-specific training programs. For example - educate finance staff on fraud detection

Once all of the action items have been put in place, you will need to create a measurement system to determine whether or not it’s actually working. This may be difficult, as your employees are now more aware of what a threat is, and there may be an increase in reporting. The end result of an effective employee security awareness program is compliance and a lack of disastrous incidents.

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