Employee Security Connection FAQs

Q. What are my options for distributing the Employee Security Connection?
A.
Employee Security Connection comes in convenient Adobe PDF format that enables subscribers to easily and economically distribute it to employees.

(1) E-mail copies to your employee distribution list.

(2) Create a “briefing” record. If you like, request a “return e-mail receipt” from employees on your list verifying that they received this quarterly awareness “briefing”. Such a record could come in handy if a breach results in employee finger-pointing at security for not keeping them informed about critical issues.

(3) Intranet. Place Employee Security Connection on your organization’s intranet site where employees can easily access/download at their convenience.

(4) Print and distribute as many copies as needed for your facility


Q. Can I customize the newsletter with my organization’s logo?
A.
Subscribers may customize their Employee Security Connection by placing their corporate/organization logo in the space provided on the front page to underscore management support for security. Simple instructions on how to do this are included with every issue. Or, click here to download instructions.


Q. Do I have the ability to edit/add content to the newsletter?
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Subscribers may edit the content to best meet their needs. If you wish to add specific announcements, security messages or links to your policies and procedures you can easily add another page to the Employee Security Connection. Simple instructions and a page template are available by clicking here. Subscribers typically use this page to announce upcoming inspections, important security reminders and Security Department contact information.


Q. What is the publication schedule for Employee Security Connection?
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Every three months, subscribers will receive an eight-page Employee Security Connection newsletter via e-mail in PDF format. The newsletter will be delivered within three weeks of the change of season per the calendar. The following is a guide for anticipating the newsletter:

Winter Issue January 7
Spring Issue April 7
Summer Issue July 7
Fall Issue October 7

Q. What distribution restrictions apply to Employee Security Connection?
A. Employee Security Connection is a copyright-protected publication. Subscribers are authorized to distribute/reproduce as many copies as needed, (via e-mail, Intranet, printed copy) at their facility only. Please contact National Security Institute at 508-533-9099 for inquiries re: multiple facility/enterprise-wide licensing arrangements. Posting of Employee Security Connection, or any portion thereof, via the Internet or an extranet is strictly prohibited.