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CIS 18 controls
14.1: Establish and Maintain a Security Awareness Program

Requirement description

Establish and maintain a security awareness program. The purpose of a security awareness program
is to educate the enterprise’s workforce on how to interact with enterprise assets and data in a secure
manner. Conduct training at hire and, at a minimum, annually. Review and update content annually, or
when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.

How to fill the requirement

CIS 18 controls

14.1: Establish and Maintain a Security Awareness Program

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Policy
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Information security policy -report publishing, informing and maintenance
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Risk management and leadership
Cyber security management
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Information security policy -report publishing, informing and maintenance
1. Task description

The organization has an information security policy developed and approved by top management. The policy shall include at least the following:

  • the basis for setting the organization’s security objectives
  • commitment to meeting information security requirements
  • commitment to continuous improvement of the information security management system

In addition, the task owner shall ensure that:

  • the is appropriate for the organization's business idea
  • the policy is communicated to the entire organization
  • the policy is available to stakeholders as appropriate
Establishing and maintaining security awareness training
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Personnel security
Cyber security training
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14.1: Establish and Maintain a Security Awareness Program
CIS 18
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Establishing and maintaining security awareness training
1. Task description

The organization enhances security culture by developing comprehensive training materials, requiring onboarding and annual refresher training, and customizing sessions by role and department. It regularly updates training content, and tracks participation to ensure compliance and accountability.

Maintaining a log of cyber security trainings
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Personnel security
Cyber security training
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Maintaining a log of cyber security trainings
1. Task description

A log is kept of the cyber security training events provided by the organization to its staff. The log can be used to show what kind of specific investments the organization has made towards staff's cyber security expertise.

For each training the documentation should include:

  • Time
  • Topics and duration of the training
  • Training method and trainer
  • Staff involved in the training

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