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Information protection awareness workshop for government departments

CBIA of Centurion is helping government departments to combat the threat of information and loss and theft.

CBIA is presenting two-day practical workshops for government employees on all levels who deal with confidential information, information with economic value, government documents and personal information on a regular basis as well as those who are responsible for protecting their departments and themselves against information leakage and theft.

The objectives of the information protection workshops are :

1. To help employees recognise that the information that they handle on a daily basis is valuable and that they are vulnerable.

2. To increase their security awareness of the threats against information.

3. To inform them of their roles and responsibilities when handling government information based on the SA government’s Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS) policy.

Attendees receive formal lectures and do practical group work to identify the main information security breaches that can occur in both the office and out of office environments. Examples from case studies and films are used to analyse the implications of events and the lessons learned for today’s challenges. The aim is to provide a deep and rich understanding of all employees’ roles and responsibilities.

Reference is also made to the proposed Protection of Information Bill. Additional issues such as safe document handling, classification of information, telephone requests, foreign travel, how to protect your information while out of the office, targeting, computer, IT security and TSCM (technical surveillance countermeasures) are discussed.

The workshop educates management and staff about the value of information and help to promote a receptive culture for information protection and security in government.

Courses are planned in the following locations in February:

* Durban 8–9 February 2010

* Centurion 16–17 February 2010

* Cape Town 22 – 23 February 2010

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