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.
