Security Awareness Slogans, Mottos, Tag lines, Catch Phrases, Maxims...

• Control + Alt + Delete
  When You Leave Your Seat
• Be aware... Connect with care.
• Before leaving the scene, clear your desk and your screen.
• If something sounds too good to be true… there’s probably a scammer behind it.
• Leave a clear desk while you're away and at the end of each day.
• Give your computer a rest when you're not at your desk.
• Don't get hooked by phishers.
• Phishing: If you suspect deceit, hit delete!
• There's no excuse for computer misuse.
• Prepare for Disaster: Recover Faster.
• SEC_RITY is not complete without U!
• Sec-UR-rity - You are at the center.
• Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people. — Bruce Schneier
• Think before you click.
• See something wrong? Do something right.
• Care to be aware!
• Protect personal information. The identity saved could be your own.
• Don't let your trash become someone else's treasure. Feed your shredder often.
• Passwords: Longer is Stronger.
• You wouldn't share your ATM pin, so why would you share your password?
• If you suspect deceit, hit DELETE.
• Passwords are like dirty socks. If left laying around, they'll create a stinky mess.
• The bug stops here. Use anti-malware programs to prevent virus infections.
• Security by Obscurity. Don't leave data or portable computing devices alone and in view.
• You can't unring a bell. Before you give PII* to anyone, make sure that access is allowed.
  (* PII stands for Personally Identifiable Information)
• We all value privacy. Report actual or suspected spills of PII... before they become floods.
• Because we care, we're security aware.
• Report data spills before molehills become mountains or small leaks become fountains.
• Before sharing PII, know who, what, and why.
• Good security increases shareholder value.
• Don't be shy about protecting PII.
• Know how and when to say no. Don't share protected personal information with strangers.
• Don't be afraid to say no.
• To show our respect, we protect personal information that we collect.
• Protecting PII is everyone's job; PII is not everyone's business.
• Stop Neglect. Protect before you connect.

More Slogans

• @wareness is the key to security. — provided by Nandita Divakaran, Creative Writer, Muscat
• Information security is the immune system in the body of business. — provided by Kevin Pietersma, Information Security Architect, University of Toronto
• IT Security is the immune system in the body of IT. — provided by Kevin Pietersma, Information Security Architect, University of Toronto
• Security is a business requirement, which can have a technical expression. — provided by Kevin Pietersma, Information Security Architect, University of Toronto
• Security in projects are like oil super-tankers, when steering them they need small incremental changes early in order to avoid last minute radical changes that result in a wreck. — provided by Kevin Pietersma, Information Security Architect, University of Toronto
• Compliance is the residue of good security. — provided by Kevin Pietersma, Information Security Architect, University of Toronto
• A check that does not bounce is called the Security Check. Do it everyday before you leave! — provided by Yvette C. Gilyard, Portsmouth, VA
• Do Your Part - Be Security Smart! — provided by Cheri Huber, CHC, CHPC Napa County Privacy Officer
• Don’t be Quick to Click… be wary when you shop online. — provided by Vic Duca Cora
• Restart is Smart! (When leaving your computer for the day, always choose restart. This allows your computer to receive updates from the IT department through the network.) — provided by Mirinda Feeler
• A user who restarts is a user after my own heart! (Valentine's Day slogan) — provided by Mirinda Feeler
• Your CAC Card - Don't leave the office without it! — provided by Herbert C. Wilson, Jr.
• Passwords are like toothbrushes. They are best when new and should never be shared. — provided by Kara Kirschner-Brooks, CUDE; Learning & Development Specialist
• When you and your system part away, Your system should be first off for the day. — provided by Zeeshan Qamer
• Your mind is a storage room of information, keep the door locked. — provided by Irene Deichsel, FSO/Office Admin Manager, Cobham Analytic Solutions
• _ a _ _word is not a PaSSword without Protect, Save and Secure! — provided by Carbo So, MTR Corporation Limtied
• Link Link stop neglect….Think Think before connect! — provided by Carbo So, MTR Corporation Limtied

Ones that Didn't Make the Cut

• When passwords are heard, losses are incurred.
• Prevent security breaches by being careful with your speeches.
• Each of us must make a fuss if we're asked about something we must not discuss.
• Until we learn what breaches teach us, we'll be a target for data leeches.
• Prevent a security breach by keeping data out of reach.
• Loose clicks can cause security to be deep-sixed.
• Loose clicks invite hacker tricks.
• Data spills provide no thrills (unless you're the bad guy).
• Sec U R IT y - Tag! You're it!
• Taking a break? Don't be a flake. Log off before you leave.

A worker once left her ID
Unattended, where all could see.
It disappeared that day.
And we’re sorry to say
So did the company’s IP. (IP = intellectual property)

Please feel free to use these slogans in your awareness programs.

If you find them useful or have a slogan to add to this page, please let us know. If we add your slogan, we'll be happy to mention your name by adding "provided by: Your Name."

We use these slogans in many of our posters (the posters themselves are copyrighted). If you'd like to purchase a few posters with one of these messages on it, please feel free to do that, too. Thanks for all you do to increase security awareness.

Looking for more security program inspiration? Check out our security quotes page for more quotes like this one:

"Never say anything in an electronic message that you wouldn't want appearing, and attributed to you, in tomorrow morning's front-page headline in the New York Times." — Colonel David Russell, former head of DARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office

Trying to explain a difficult concept? Try out the security analogies page for concepts like this one: "Anyone who has ever worked as a sysadmin knows that the users are often the biggest security risk. User behavior is a lot like how water runs down a hill. The water will follow the path of least resistance."