Information Security Awareness, Training and Motivation — Native Intelligence, Inc.

K Rudolph, CISSP

K is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at Native Intelligence, Inc., a firm that provides effective and entertaining security awareness programs to government and commercial clients. K holds a degree from Johns Hopkins University, and is the author of the chapter on Security Awareness Programs in the three-volume "Handbook of Information Security" and the chapter on Awareness in the "Computer Security Handbook." She is a named contributor to NIST Special Publication 800-16, "Information Technology Security Training Requirements: A Role- and Performance-Based Model." In March 2006, the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association honored K as their Security Educator of the Year.

Several hundred thousand people worldwide have taken security awareness courses that K has developed. Some of these courses have been translated into several languages, including Japanese, German, Italian, and Spanish. K has developed awareness programs that include program plans, surveys and analysis, general and role-based e-learning courses, newsletters, screen savers, posters, contests, security awareness motivational and reward items, and creation of security mascots, logos, and themes.

K is a requested speaker at security conferences and events throughout the US. Her most requested presentations include:

  • One Accurate Measurement is Worth 1,000 Expert Opinions - a presentation about security awareness metrics (the title is based on the quote by Admiral Grace Hopper)
  • Seven Secrets of Security Awareness - practical methods for improving security behaviors by communicating in ways that work with the brain, not against it.
  • Dreamcatchers, Code Talkers, and Storytellers - a presentation about Native American Information Security Techniques

K Rudolph giving a presentation about Native American Security

K Rudolph speaking about Security Awareness at a Conference