One of the greatest risks to information security within an organization is its employees. The importance of user education, training, and awareness surrounding information security is becoming more prevalent. Organizations of all sizes are enacting and updating their training programs for employees and staff concerning personal accountability in maintaining security posture. Depending on the industry, legal or regulatory compliance may require annual information security training sessions. This is the case for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They have to ensure that 100% of their internal employees and contractors receive annual cybersecurity awareness training. Some organizations break down their training materials by role, whereas others do not. The HHS has included both role-based training and general cybersecurity training meant for all employees, despite their assigned roles.For this week’s discussion, first select one of the following lessons found within the HHS Cybersecurity Awareness Training program. To access this resource, click on Cybersecurity Awareness Training under Training Courses. This will not open a new tab in your browser. On the fifth slide, you will find the various lessons to choose from:Lesson 1: CybersecurityLesson 2: Securing InformationLesson 3: Social EngineeringLesson 4: Breaches and ReportingNext, complete the lesson. In your initial post, address the following:Name and briefly summarize the lesson you completed.Recommend an additional deliverable to reinforce this training program and explain why you chose it.For example, monthly newsletter, incentive program, etc.You do not need to create this deliverable; only make a recommendation.https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asa/ocio/cybers.. THIS IS THE LINK TO THE LESSON.In response to two of your peers, answer the following:Would your peers’ recommended deliverable appeal to you as an employee? Why or why not?Do you think any elements were missing from the lesson your peer reviewed? Explain.PEERS TO RESPOND TO WILL SEND AS SOON AS THE JOB IS RECEIVED.

Prepare a set of talking points (3 to 5 paragraphs or 5 categories / 20-25 bullet points total) which address the following information request:How does FEDRAMP help agencies ensure the security of digital government services? Your talking points must address the following:What is meant by "Digital Government services?" (previously called "e-Government" services)FEDRAMP (what it is, how FEDRAMP is used to deliver Digital Services, how FEDRAMP contributes to improved security for Digital Services)Additional strategies for improving privacy and security (Play #11) from the Federal CIO Council's Digital Services Playbook ("Manage security and privacy through reusable processes") -- make sure that you address the "Checklist" and "Key Questions"Provide in-text citations and references for 3 or more authoritative sources. Put the reference list at the end of your posting.

Share your experience with an operating system or different operating systems (OS). Have you used Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, or Windows 10? Have you used the Mac OS?  How did you like the OS system(s), and when was the last time you executed an OS update on your computer (laptop or desktop)?  What Internet security software do you have installed on your computer (laptop/desktop) and do you have your computer’s Internet security software setup to receive important security updates? REPLY TO: I have both a Mac laptop and a Dell PC so I am pretty familiar with both Windows 10 and Mac OS systems. I would say that I like Windows software more than Mac because often on Mac when I'm trying to do a task I get pop-ups that say what I'm doing may not be compatible with the Mac system. Although both Windows and Mac are good in their own ways, I feel like more can be done with Windows software. I actually recently updated my Mac probably in the last couple of weeks. I updated my laptop because some of the photos I was trying to access wouldn't open properly and the old software that I was using wasn't running as effectively as I thought it would. I have Malware protection and Avast virus scan downloaded on my computer so I am aware if there is any virus that is found on my laptop or desktop. I feel like these programs are a necessity for anyone that owns technology as it can warn you when a virus is on your computer so proper action can be taken to do a computer scan and attempt to remove whatever virus is present on the computer.