Security Culture
What is Security Culture?
The collective attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors within an organization regarding the importance and practice of information security.
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What the standards actually require on security culture
Requirements naming security culture across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.
The board of directors or executive committee champions a positive cyber security culture within their organisation, including through leading by example.
ISM-2001 · The board of directors or executive committee champions a positive cyber security culture →Institution fosters a security-aware culture through tone at the top, training, and accountability mechanisms.
IS-II.B.1 · Information Security Culture →Per Australian Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024 Governance: security culture + governance. Requirements include (a) develop + maintain Security Culture across entity + (b) implement Security Risk Management including identification + tr...
PSPF24-1 · Security Culture, Governance, Risk Management →Defence and its partners must establish security governance (accountable authority, roles and responsibilities), manage security risk, foster a positive security culture, and provide assurance over the security of people, information and assets.
DSPF-GOV-PRIN · Security governance, risk management and culture →Annual information security training, cybersecurity awareness programs, and security culture development
CAT-D1-4 · Training and culture →Questions people ask about security culture
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