Embedding security awareness training in new hire orientation

A relatively easy way to start ensuring that your employees have a fundamental base of security awareness knowledge is to embed it in the orientation and new hire process. Having the new hire go through a security awareness training program that is linked to corporate policy knowledge ensures that the employee understands not only the policy itself but the risks and consequences of not adhering to that policy. Security awareness training during the orientation stage also makes the new employee more likely to recognize and detect potential breaches.

The challenge of course is ensuring that the HR department is in sync with the IT department or with the organization's CISO to ensure that this type of training gets included, the delivery method that is most effective and how to reinforce the behavior once initially learned. Does your organization include security awareness in its new hire training program? Is it effective?

The answers to these questions will be a very large determining factors in the success of your information security training program and the protection and security of your information.