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Information Technology Security Awareness, Training, Education, and Certification
Published
Author(s)
Mark Wilson, Joan Hash
Abstract
This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST SP 800-50, Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program. It provides guidelines for building and maintaining a comprehensive awareness and training program, as part of an organization's IT security program.
Wilson, M.
and Hash, J.
(2003),
Information Technology Security Awareness, Training, Education, and Certification, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=151289
(Accessed October 6, 2025)