NOVEMBER- 20228GOVERNMENT CIO OUTLOOKIN MYOPINIONt is important to build an understanding of cyber security that encompasses all aspects of an organization. It can be very easy to fall into assumptions that users should already know about the pitfalls and risks covered by cyber security, since they are second nature in our discipline, but we need to question these assumptions as most users are focused on their fields and not on the cyber threats we are familiar with.If we take a minute and think about how new the connected IT world is, especially when compared to most other departments in an organization, the realization of its newness becomes apparent. For example, if we ask, "How long has there been a Finance Department, Operations Department, or Marketing Department in an organization?" the answer is, "As long as there have been organizations." When contrasted to the current IT environment, which has been in place for approximately 40 years, the differences become very noticeable. Many of the coworkers we support did not grow up in this connected world, so expecting them to understand the nuances of it is not realistic. A way to relate this to our user's is by referring to what can be called a "Bubble of PUTTING THE AWARENESS IN SECURITY AWARENESSPaul JonesIPaul Jones, CIO, City of West Palm BeachBy
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