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Onboarding

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Summary

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Onboarding integrates new employees into the organization, involving HR and IT to create user accounts, assign privileges, and ensure secure credential transmission.

In plain words

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Onboarding integrates a new hire: IT and HR create accounts and assign privileges, credentials are transmitted securely, devices are provisioned (or BYOD agreed), and security awareness training is scheduled.

Detailed explanation

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  • Process
    • Account Creation: IT and HR collaboration.
    • Secure Credentials: Protect against rogue staff.
    • Asset Allocation: Provision devices or agree on BYOD.
    • Training: Schedule security awareness training.

Important terms

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Account Creation
IT and HR collaboration.
Secure Credentials
Protect against rogue staff.
Asset Allocation
Provision devices or agree on BYOD.
Training
Schedule security awareness training.

Examples & real-world scenarios

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  • Creating a least-privilege account for a new starter.
  • Sending initial credentials through a secure channel.
  • Booking day-one security training.

Scenario

A new employee is emailed a password in plain text that a rogue insider intercepts. Secure credential delivery during onboarding prevents this.

Common mistakes

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  • Granting broad access on day one instead of least privilege.
  • Sending credentials over insecure channels.

Practical skills

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  • List the security steps in onboarding a new hire.

What I should remember

Key Points PDF p.373
  • Account Creation: IT and HR roles.
  • Secure Credentials: Initial password security.
  • Asset Allocation: Device provisioning.
  • Training: Security awareness.