Labuschagne, William AVeerasamy, Namosha2018-03-022018-03-022017-06Labuschagne, W.A. and Veerasamy, N. 2017. Metrics for smart security awareness. 16th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security ECCWS 2017, Dublin, Ireland, 29 - 30 June 2017, pp. 235-251978-1-911218-43-2https://goo.gl/xx42cWhttp://www.academic-bookshop.com/ourshop/prod_6217567-ECCWS-2017-PDF-Proceedings-of-the-16th-European-Conference-on-Cyber-Warfare-and-Security.htmlhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/10082This is a pre-print version of the published item. For access to the published version, please consult the publisher's website.Technology has integrated with society resulting in the dependence of its availability to conduct daily activities. In the corporate domain the availability of information is critical to decision making as it affects the bottom line of the business. Also, the compromise of information could have detrimental effects on the organization as investors and customers could lose confidence. Information Communication Technology (ICT) users need to made aware of their responsibilities for protecting data and assets. Security awareness can help enable users with the necessary knowledge to operate in the ICT domain more safely. Smart security awareness will consist of proactive measures and mechanisms in systems that will automatically detect when users are moving away from safe practices. This paper will discuss the practical implementation of metrics within a smart security awareness system to promote safe security practices. The application of proactive mechanisms will help reduce security breaches. This paper introduces the concept of smart security awareness. However, measuring the effectiveness of smart security awareness can be challenging. This research proposes customised smart security awareness metrics that can help assess smart security awareness more effectively. In this paper, a more proactive smart security awareness system and metrics are proposed, which integrates various measurement tools. Overall, the research aims to provide a more practical approach for establishing and assessing smart security awareness in an organization. In general, the proposed metrics can serve as an important tool to improving security in an organization. The use of more innovative metrics can help assess security awareness more effectively.enMetricsSituational awarenessSecurity awarenessSmart security awarenessSmart Security Awareness SystemConference PresentationLabuschagne, W. A., & Veerasamy, N. (2017). Metrics for smart security awareness. Academic Conferences and Publishing. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10082Labuschagne, William A, and Namosha Veerasamy. "Metrics for smart security awareness." (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10082Labuschagne WA, Veerasamy N, Metrics for smart security awareness; Academic Conferences and Publishing; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10082 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Labuschagne, William A AU - Veerasamy, Namosha AB - Technology has integrated with society resulting in the dependence of its availability to conduct daily activities. In the corporate domain the availability of information is critical to decision making as it affects the bottom line of the business. Also, the compromise of information could have detrimental effects on the organization as investors and customers could lose confidence. Information Communication Technology (ICT) users need to made aware of their responsibilities for protecting data and assets. Security awareness can help enable users with the necessary knowledge to operate in the ICT domain more safely. Smart security awareness will consist of proactive measures and mechanisms in systems that will automatically detect when users are moving away from safe practices. This paper will discuss the practical implementation of metrics within a smart security awareness system to promote safe security practices. The application of proactive mechanisms will help reduce security breaches. This paper introduces the concept of smart security awareness. However, measuring the effectiveness of smart security awareness can be challenging. This research proposes customised smart security awareness metrics that can help assess smart security awareness more effectively. In this paper, a more proactive smart security awareness system and metrics are proposed, which integrates various measurement tools. Overall, the research aims to provide a more practical approach for establishing and assessing smart security awareness in an organization. In general, the proposed metrics can serve as an important tool to improving security in an organization. The use of more innovative metrics can help assess security awareness more effectively. DA - 2017-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Metrics KW - Situational awareness KW - Security awareness KW - Smart security awareness KW - Smart Security Awareness System LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 978-1-911218-43-2 T1 - Metrics for smart security awareness TI - Metrics for smart security awareness UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10082 ER -