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PUBLICATIONS

NIST Security Awareness Study

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Author(s)

Jody Jacobs, Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman

Abstract

This is a presentation for the September 28, 2021 FISSEA conference. This presentation is on the NIST Security Awareness Study. The goal of the study is to better understand the needs, challenges, practices, and professional competencies of federal security awareness teams and programs.
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Talks

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Keywords

Security Awareness, Cybersecurity
Usability and human factors

Citation

Jacobs, J. , Haney, J. and Furman, S. (2021), NIST Security Awareness Study, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=933391 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created October 25, 2021, Updated November 29, 2022
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