Security awareness training is a strategy used by companies to mitigate risks by educating employees about good practices and common online “traps” set by cyber criminals.
Though organizations spend a lot of money on technology to stop cybersecurity breaches, the majority of them involve some kind of human action, intentional or not. Organizations mandate annual check-the-box compliance training, but it does little to actually change human behavior.
Most security awareness training consists of a single one-size-fits-all component. Problem is, every organization has different types of workers, and individuals play roles that may increase their ability to impact security. Industry- and role-based training provide relevant experiences, aiding retention.
Usually, the IT Security Manager mandates once-a-year compliance training, with a goal to “check the box” rather than “enable employees to secure company data and assets.” This short-sighted approach can have a major negative impact on the organization if an employee causes a breach.
With completion-only goals, organizations lose the real value of training: measuring the impact on the organization as a whole. Did behavior change? Is the company more secure? Most training platforms cannot provide these deeper metrics and, therefore, never realize the full benefits of cybersecurity awareness training.
One-size-fits-all annual compliance training impedes productivity because it trains vigilant users the same as uneducated ones. Such training takes hours, is boring because it’s not relevant to the user, and feels mandated, so it’s no wonder employees don’t take it seriously, opting to just “get through” the training.
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