Security Awareness Video
Why teams ignore security processes — and how to fix it.
A practical cyber security awareness video on why security processes often fail in real teams, and how to make them clearer, easier to follow, and better aligned to everyday work.
Watch: Why Teams Ignore Security Processes — And How to Fix It
Video purpose
Security processes only work when people can actually follow them.
This video explains why security processes often get ignored, not because people are careless, but because the process may be unclear, hidden, too slow, too technical, or disconnected from how teams actually work.
Find the real adoption issue
Understand why “more training” is not always the answer when a process is not being followed.
Make processes easier
Learn how to make reporting, approvals, access requests, and security checks simpler for teams to use.
Connect to real work
Translate security processes into the work moments where people actually need to make decisions.
Improve behaviour
Move from policy awareness to practical behaviours that are easier to remember, repeat, and reinforce.
What the video covers
The reasons security processes fail in real teams.
If a team is not following a security process, the issue may be design, communication, timing, ownership, or usability — not just awareness.
Good vs bad process design
The difference between documenting a process and making it usable.
Security processes do not work because they exist. They work when people know when to use them, why they matter, what action to take, and who to contact.
Weak message
Follow the incident reporting process.
Better message
If something looks wrong or you think you made a mistake, report it quickly using the approved route. You do not need to prove it is malicious first.
Weak message
Submit access requests correctly.
Better message
Before requesting access, confirm what system is needed, why the person needs it, who approves it, and when access should be reviewed.
Weak message
Follow vendor security requirements.
Better message
Before giving a supplier access to company data or systems, check whether the supplier is approved, who owns the relationship, and what access they need.
Next step
Make security processes easier to understand and follow.
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Presented by Karimah
CISSP-certified cyber security consultant.
Karimah helps organisations make cyber security, GRC, security awareness, access control, risk management, and operational resilience easier to understand, communicate, and act on.
FAQs
Security process adoption FAQs.
Who is this video for?
This video is for security teams, GRC teams, managers, founders, operations teams, and leaders who want security processes to become part of normal work instead of ignored documentation.
Why do teams ignore security processes?
Teams may ignore security processes when they are unclear, hard to find, too slow, too technical, too generic, disconnected from the way work happens, or not reinforced by managers.
Is more training always the answer?
Not always. If the process itself is hard to understand or impractical to follow, more awareness will not fix the root problem. The process may need to be simplified, clarified, or better embedded into daily work.
What makes a security process easier to follow?
A process is easier to follow when people know when to use it, why it matters, what action to take, who approves it, where to find it, and what to do if something is urgent or unclear.
How can managers help teams follow security processes?
Managers help by reinforcing expectations, using the correct route themselves, making time for secure behaviour, encouraging early reporting, and not rewarding shortcuts that bypass security controls.
Ready to make security easier to follow?
Move from ignored policies and unclear processes to security communication that teams can understand, remember, and use during real work.