PR.AT Awareness and Training

Statement

Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

Guidance

Provide basic cybersecurity awareness and training to employees, contractors, partners, suppliers, and all other users of the organization's non-public resources

Guidance

Train personnel to recognize social engineering attempts and other common attacks, report attacks and suspicious activity, comply with acceptable use policies, and perform basic cyber hygiene tasks (e.g., patching software, choosing passwords, protecting credentials)

Guidance

Explain the consequences of cybersecurity policy violations, both to individual users and the organization as a whole

Guidance

Periodically assess or test users on their understanding of basic cybersecurity practices

Guidance

Require annual refreshers to reinforce existing practices and introduce new practices

Statement

Individuals in specialized roles are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform relevant tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

Guidance

Identify the specialized roles within the organization that require additional cybersecurity training, such as physical and cybersecurity personnel, finance personnel, senior leadership, and anyone with access to business-critical data

Guidance

Provide role-based cybersecurity awareness and training to all those in specialized roles, including contractors, partners, suppliers, and other third parties

Guidance

Periodically assess or test users on their understanding of cybersecurity practices for their specialized roles

Guidance

Require annual refreshers to reinforce existing practices and introduce new practices

Statement

Third-party stakeholders (e.g., suppliers, customers, partners) understand their roles and responsibilities

Statement

Senior executives understand their roles and responsibilities

Statement

Physical and cybersecurity personnel understand their roles and responsibilities