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 professionals 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 contacted 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 chapter of the organization again.
