Integrating IT security policies into individual performance objectives is the best way to support the objective of driving a cultural shift to enhance compliance with IT security policies. This is because performance objectives are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals that define what each employee is expected to accomplish and how they will be evaluated1. By integrating IT security policies into performance objectives, the enterprise can:
Communicate the importance and value of IT security policies to each employee2
Motivate and incentivize employees to comply with IT security policies2
Monitor and measure employees’ compliance with IT security policies2
Provide feedback and recognition to employees who comply with IT security policies2
Identify and address any gaps or issues in employees’ compliance with IT security policies2
Integrating IT security policies into performance objectives can help to create a culture of accountability, responsibility, and awareness for IT security within the enterprise. It can also help to align the individual goals of employees with the organizational goals of IT governance.
The other options, communicating IT security policies on a regular basis, acknowledging and signing IT security policies by each employee, and centrally posting IT security policies with detailed instructions are not as effective as integrating IT security policies into performance objectives for supporting the objective of driving a cultural shift to enhance compliance with IT security policies. They are more related to the dissemination and implementation of IT security policies, rather than their integration and evaluation. They may not have a significant impact on the behavior and attitude of employees towards IT security policies, as they may not provide sufficient motivation, feedback, or recognition for compliance. They may also be perceived as passive, formal, or coercive methods of enforcing IT security policies, rather than active, informal, or collaborative methods of engaging employees in IT security policies. References := Performance Objectives - SMART Goals - BusinessBalls, How toIntegrate Security Into Employee Performance Objectives, IT Security Policy: Key Components & Best Practices for Every Business …
