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Reinforcement Once your employees have been educated, the process of compliance needs to continue. The message that they have been taught must be reinforced so that best practices remain at the forefront of their minds. There are many ways of achieving this, such as compliance awareness posters, screen savers and awareness days. Awareness days are effective as they reiterate to employees that compliance is a key priority for your business, which in turn promotes consistency. Educated employees can become a robust and effective firewall. The key to hardening your human firewall is communication of risk, policy and accountability through engagement with employees, and the reinforcement of your policies and procedures. About the Author Robert O’Brien is the CEO of MetaCompliance, leading information security and compliance software specialists. " # % " $ " # ! !