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Hemang Doshi
Hemang Doshi
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Hemang Doshi

Hemang Doshi has more than 15 years of experience in the field of system audit, IT risk and compliance, internal audit, risk management, information security audit, third-party risk management, and operational risk management. He has authored several books for certification such as CISA, CRISC, CISM, DISA, and enterprise risk management.
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Risk Awareness

Having good awareness of risk management programs improves the organization's risk culture. It is the key element in impacting the behavior of end users. Through a risk awareness program, each member of the organization can help to identify vulnerabilities, suspicious activities, and other abnormal behavior patterns. This helps in having faster responses to attacks or incidents and thus minimizes their impact.

Tailored Awareness Programs

For a risk awareness program to be effective, it should be tailored to the needs of individual groups. The content of an awareness program should be specific and applicable to individual job functions. This enhances the effectiveness of awareness training. For example, a developer should be made aware of secure coding practices, whereas an end user may only need to be made aware of the risk of phishing emails.

An awareness program should meet the following criteria:

  • Be capable of highlighting the relevant risks
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Hemang Doshi

Hemang Doshi has more than 15 years of experience in the field of system audit, IT risk and compliance, internal audit, risk management, information security audit, third-party risk management, and operational risk management. He has authored several books for certification such as CISA, CRISC, CISM, DISA, and enterprise risk management.
Read more about Hemang Doshi