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These days, it’s no longer possible to deny the role your employees have in keeping your data – and your business – safe. Cybersecurity training programs are now more critical than ever. With that in mind, though, you need to ensure your own training isn’t missing the mark. Let’s talk about that.
Cybersecurity training is critical, now more than ever. You’re doubtless already aware of that – you probably even have a program in place to teach your staff the basics. And that program is probably missing quite a bit.
Fact is, most businesses seem to focus solely on the informational side of cybersecurity training. But if you want your training to be effective – if you want it to resonate with your workers – you need to take things further. You need to focus on what your training – on what most training – is missing.
An Understanding of Social Engineering
Phishing is one of the most common cyber attack tactics for a reason – it works. It doesn’t take much for even a well-informed person to fall victim to a phishing email, either. Stress-based carelessness and simple fatigue impact us all at one point or another.
Security awareness education and training simply aren’t enough to mitigate this threat. Sure, teaching people about some of the common tactics used by scammers can help them better recognize the signs that they’re being targeted. But at the same time, it won’t address the incaution that ultimately makes phishing successful.
Instead of solely focusing on information, your training should also focus on mindfulness – on teaching your workers to think differently and be more cautious in how they conduct themselves. This need not apply just to cybersecurity, either. Framing your exercises as a way your staff can further enrich their personal lives can go a long way towards helping them embrace it.
A Focus On Emerging Threats
The cybersecurity market is in constant flux. Every day, new threats emerge, new tactics by which hackers may attempt to compromise your organization. It’s your job to stay abreast of these threats – to pay attention to security researchers and media releases so you can better stay on top of things.
But how exactly does any of this apply to employee training programs?
Whenever a major breach occurs or a major vulnerability is revealed, discuss with your team how the target may have done things better. Keep your training material up to date with lessons that may be gleaned from those breaches.
User Engagement
Last but certainly not least, you need to make your training something employees will actually want to bother with. Establish why your training program is important – why your workers should pay attention to it. Be transparent about why security matters, and about their agency and role in keeping your business safe.
Beyond that, your goal should be to make them actually feel motivated to engage with whatever programs you’ve implemented. Create an interesting narrative that focuses less on the technical side of cyber attacks and more on stories of what happens when cyberattacks succeed. Know and understand the sort of things your staff finds interesting, and structure the narrative on that.
And of course, there’s gamification – that buzzword everyone’s on about. By offering incentives and rewards, visual aids, and entertaining activities, you can get people far more interested in your cybersecurity processes and policies than you ever could with simple information.
Closing thoughts
Too often, businesses treat cyber training as a way to simply vomit information at their staff. This rarely works. In order for your cybersecurity training programs to actually be effective, you need to go a little further. You need to focus on the above items – on exactly what you’re missing.
About the Author: Max Emelianov started HostForWeb in 2001. In his role as HostForWeb’s CEO, he focuses on teamwork and providing the best support for his customers while delivering cutting-edge web hosting services.
There is a lot written about cybersecurity jobs than almost any other IT job. However, most of the articles emphasize the increased number of cyber-attacks. The recent surveys projected 28% increase in cybersecurity jobs in the United States by 2026. Demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals is growing 4 times faster than the overall IT job market. Currently, there are more than 1 million jobs opening for cybersecurity positions around the world.
You might think of cybersecurity as a career option—not a skill that is very important in today’s job market. In the age of our digital world, every professional should have the idea of simple things about keeping security up to par.
Nowadays, organizations understand that the only way to achieve and maintain success in our data-driven, the digital world is by having a team of highly skilled cybersecurity professionals. The 68% of the organizations said that there is a global shortage of skilled professionals and 74% said that there is a lack of talent. This is the reason that 47% of the organizations plan to hire cybersecurity professionals in the upcoming years. This high job growth is because of the increased expansion in the interconnectedness of devices and computing systems, increasing the potential points of intrusion. Moreover, the skills of cybersecurity specialists is not limited to IT architecture but it also goes to cloud services, business processes, and mobile devices.
With so many jobs available, and the need to fill them, many organizations like CompTIA, ISC2, and others are offering certifications in cybersecurity. The certifications will help you kick start your career in this field and become a successful professional. uCertify offers comprehensive cert guides for such certification exams like CISSP, CySA+, and many more. So, get enrolled in the cert guide that will help you pass the exam with flying colors.
Dane Smith is working as IT Security Associate in Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited. He has 14+ years of experience in the Information Technology field. He is a highly experienced PC technician with a strong background in software/hardware computer repair (field and lab) and IT network system administration. He also has skills in Microsoft Office, Troubleshooting, Network Security, and many more. He had access to our CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 course and labs. Let us see what he says:
“The way the course is designed and presented very nicely: quizzes by chapters and knowledge area, readiness score, labs, chapters, and lessons, etc. The course will allow the learners to practice after going through each chapter and knowledge area in detail and test himself. All course questions are based on real CompTIA Security+ exam that will help you to prepare for your certification thoroughly. I encourage everyone who are preparing for SY0-501 certification to go through uCertify courses and labs.”
Thank you, Mr. Smith, for taking out your time for the feedback. It really feels rewarding when we get to hear such customer review. To know more about Mr. Smith, contact him via his Linkedin profile.
