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9 Innovative Ways to Boost Security Hygiene for Cyber Awareness Month
If we really want to move the dial on security habits, it's time to think beyond phishing tests. Our panel of CISOs and other security heavy-hitters offer expert tips that go beyond the obvious.
Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
October 21, 2023
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time where many companies take the opportunity to remind their employees about the dangers of password reuse, reinforce the importance of not clicking on untrusted links, and provide their yearly cybersecurity user training.
These are familiar approaches that don't change very much year-to-year — even though the cyberthreat landscape does. To mark the 20th year of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we decided to talk to a range of CISOs and other well-known cybersecurity leaders about how to evolve user awareness efforts, asking them just one question:
What is your No. 1 piece of advice for security teams looking to boost employee, supplier, and partner security literacy in new and innovative ways?
Read on for innovative responses from our expert panel:
Window Snyder, Founder and CEO, Thistle Technologies
Kurt John, CISO, Expedia Group
Bruce Schneier, Security Technologist & Author
Phil Venables, CISO, Google Cloud
Dave Lewis, Advisory CISO, Cisco
Fred Kwong, CISO, DeVry
Rob Duhart, Deputy CISO, Walmart
Pat Opet, CISO, JPMorgan Chase
Tennisha Martin, Founder and Executive Director, BlackGirlsHack
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