Cyber security threats continue to proliferate and
become more costly to businesses that suffer a data
breach. One reason for that is that hackers have
realized it’s easier to find someone who may be willing
in a moment of weakness to open an attachment
containing malicious content than to exploit technical
vulnerabilities within computer software

When it comes to combating these growing risks, most
organizations continue to place more trust in
technology-based solutions than on training their
employees to be more aware of the threat landscape
and able to recognize the red flags in cyber breach
attempts. Organizations tend to see their employees as
liabilities rather than as assets, who, when trained
appropriately and incentivized, can be part of a more
robust solution to many problems

There’s a right way and a wrong way to train employees in cyber security awareness.

The wrong way approaches training as a once-a-year or semi-annual exercise in which employees are
gathered in the break room with snacks and subjected to a long, or sometimes too-brief,
PowerPoint presentation. This method treats employees as a passive audience and inadequately
engages them. Done wrong, security training feels more like punishment than an opportunity to
teach and inspire employees to be active contributors to their organization’s safety and well-being.

When it’s done properly, security awareness training is parceled out in more digestible portions
that expose employees to content with greater frequency and variety so it can have a deeper
impact. This approach treats training more as a carrot than a stick and is interactive and
role-based, making it feel more relevant and worthwhile to employees. And because it’s more
challenging, it engages the minds and memories of workers much more effectively than when
they are forced to passively sit through a presentation once a year or even at more regular
intervals.

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