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We've said it before and we'll say it again:
There are several security awareness posters on this page which you are free to use as part of your campaign to alert users to the perils of infected email (you are free to use them, but not free to sell them--we own the copyright and feel we deserve a little credit). You can download a ZIP file from the bottom of the page which contains all of the posters in PDF format. Viewing and printing of these files requires Adobe Acrobat, but gives a variety of output options. |
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Alternative Download
To download a large JPEG of a single poster you can right click on the image and select Save Target (if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer) or Save Link As (if you are using Netscape Navigator). Alternatively, you can click on the image to load a very large JPEG version of the file into your browser window and then save or print the file from there (note that the files are about 200 kilobytes in size).
About the Images
The images can be printed at different sizes and should look presentable at anything from postcard to Letter, A4 or even 11 x 17 size. However, we are not a printing company, so please ask your own graphics and print people if you have any questions about how to get these posters from the web to your office walls.
If you wish to add specific instructions to the posters, for example, encouraging users to call the Help Desk is they have a virus problem, then the JPEG versions can be edited. Just be sure you don't remove the copyright information (and don't be tempted to sell the posters, they are free).
About Security Awareness
Do the employees in your company know they should not open email file attachments unless they are 100% sure of what the contents are? Do they know they should scan all incoming files for viruses? This type of knowledge is extremely valuable. If putting up the posters from this page can prevents just one virus outbreak it could be worth anywhere from $10,000 to $1,000,000 in loss avoidance.
Suppose you spend $50,000 raising your employees' awareness with respect to malicious code. As a result, you avoid the next major virus outbreak. But your closest competitors get hit. They are faced with $500,000 in clean up costs and lost productivity, not to mention a serious distraction. Your $50,000 investment looks pretty good.
But what if you decide security awareness it is not a priority? Does that mean you are bound to suffer a security breach? No. But if you do fall victim to a virus infection, productivity and profitability may not be the only victims. There is a strong trend towards holding organizations and their executives accountable. If your company's computers infect computers at other companies (as happened with the LoveLetter) you may face legal claims. Companies that can point to a sound security policy and an active awareness program can mitigate those claims.
So now is the time to make sure all employees who have access to email have been trained to use it properly, in accordance with company policy. Give them this information before they start using email, or make them take a test to prove they get the point and qualify to use this valuable company resource.
More Posters
Download Zip File of PDF Posters
PDF versions of these images have been zipped together in one file. Click here to download. (Note this file is about 1.3 megabytes big, and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader -- available from Adobe).
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