Building Cybersecurity Awareness

Abstract

Awareness of Internet Security Issues Is a Benefit to All, from the seasoned systems administrator, to the home user paying a bill online or streaming a movie, to users just now learning about computers and the Internet. Managing the security of our personal information, and maintaining ownership of the goods and services weve purchased, are universal challenges. The Internet community knows few geographical bounds, and foundational cybersecurity awareness is critical to the safety of the general public. This document is intended to help organizations entrusted with the well-being of their constituencies as they use the Internet. Here are some resources you can use to build your own library or give you ideas for what to build for your own constituency. Key to effective user awareness is understanding the demographics of your constituency. Your job begins with characterizing the demographic and tailoring the most useful of these resources to your audience.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1121040

Entities

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Best Practices
  • Commerce
  • Communities
  • Computer Network Security
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • International Organizations
  • Local Governments
  • Phishers
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber