Evaluating the cisco networking academy program's instructional model against bloom's taxonomy for the purpose of information security education for organizational end-users

Abstract

Organizational end-user information security end-user education is becoming increasingly more important in the current information society. Without the active co-operation of knowledgeable employees, organizations cannot effectively protect their valuable information resources. Most current information security educational programs lack a theoretical basis. This paper briefly examines the use of Bloom's learning taxonomy to help address this lack of theoretical basis. The paper further investigates the applicability of the Cisco Networking Academy Program's (CNAP) instructional model for the delivery of end-user information security instructional content, planned with the assistance of Bloom's taxonomy.