An effective protective security regime relies on the successful coordination and integration of physical, cyber and people related security measures to keep critical assets secure.
Physical and cyber (or information) security measures can only go so far in mitigating security threats. Employees must behave in the right way to optimise the effectiveness of such measures. In addition, employees can act as a protective measure in their own right, playing a significant role in the detection, deterrence and prevention of potential security threats (See NPSA OFFICIAL level documentation on ‘Hostile Reconnaissance’, ‘Employee Vigilance Behaviour Campaign’, and ‘Insider Data Collection Study’).
Whilst we may recognise the vital role that people can play in protective security, marshalling employees to be security conscious, and establishing a work environment that sustains this, can be challenging. The 5Es framework is designed to support organisations with this.
Precisely what influences behaviour remains the subject of debate amongst psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists and others alike, but it is agreed that it is the product of a multitude of interrelated factors. Consequently there is not a standard solution.
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