ABSTRACT

Security awareness is an important aspect of any security

program. Unfortunately, not everyone has realized this

fact. A great example of this is what happened to me a

few years ago when I was asked to speak at a local security

organization’s monthly meeting. The audience for this

presentation would be mostly experienced security profes-

sionals in leadership-type positions. The coordinator for

this program told me I could speak on any current security

topic I wanted to and asked that I send him a synopsis of my

presentation. Later that week, I sent him a summary for a

presentation on security awareness. The coordinator con-

tacted me and said that the audience was senior security

officials and that they were above discussing security

awareness. He went on to say they were not interested in

having me speak, and I have never heard from this entry of

the organization again.