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The approach is intended to address the needs of large and small organizations as well as those building an entirely new program. The information leverages broadly accepted standards, regulations, legislation, and best practices. The recommendations are customizable and may be implemented as part of an organization-wide process that manages awareness, training, and education programs for a diverse set of federal employee audiences. The program should encourage behavior change as part of risk management and lead to developing a privacy and security culture in the organization. The guidance also includes suggested metrics and evaluation methods to regularly improve and update the program as needs evolve. This publication provides guidance for federal agencies and organizations to develop and manage a life cycle approach to building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program (CPLP). The approach is intended to address the needs of large and small organizations as well as those building an entirely... See full abstract This publication provides guidance for federal agencies and organizations to develop and manage a life cycle approach to building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program (CPLP). The approach is intended to address the needs of large and small organizations as well as those building an entirely new program. The information leverages broadly accepted standards, regulations, legislation, and best practices. The recommendations are customizable and may be implemented as part of an organization-wide process that manages awareness, training, and education programs for a diverse set of federal employee audiences. The program should encourage behavior change as part of risk management and lead to developing a privacy and security culture in the organization. The guidance also includes suggested metrics and evaluation methods to regularly improve and update the program as needs evolve. Hide full abstract Keywords awareness ; behavior change ; cybersecurity ; education ; learning program ; privacy ; privacy culture ; role-based ; security culture ; training Control Families None selected Documentation Publication: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-50r1 Download URL Supplemental Material: None available Document History: 09/21/21: SP 800-50 Rev. 1 (Draft) 08/28/23: SP 800-50 Rev. 1 (Draft) 09/12/24: SP 800-50 Rev. 1 (Final) Topics Security and Privacy awareness training & education , general security & privacy Applications cybersecurity education Laws and Regulations Cybersecurity Enhancement Act , OMB Circular A-130 HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 X (link is external) facebook (link is external) linkedin (link is external) instagram (link is external) youtube (link is external) rss govdelivery (link is external) Want updates about CSRC and our publications? 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