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Security Awareness Training
Businesses are under siege by a never-ending barrage of cyberattacks, and the situation is only growing worse.
They need all hands on deck to prevent expensive security disasters like a data breach or a ransomware incident. Unfortunately, many employees are unable to recognize security threats on their own, making security awareness training a necessity.
Security awareness training gives employers the opportunity to add more eyes to their security team by empowering employees to recognize and avoid the common threats that they face every day. It’s a smart investment that provides a big security boost without a major upfront cost.
That empowerment pays off. From teaching data handling best practices to preventing an employee from downloading a ransomware-laden attachment, security awareness training is the key to building a strong defense against today’s biggest cybersecurity threats.
Why is security awareness training important?
Every organization is facing a rising tide of risk as cybercrime and its associated losses explode. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center (FBI IC3) 2021 report offers an excellent snapshot of the danger that businesses face.
IC3 received a record 847,376 complaints from U.S. businesses impacted by cybercrime in 2021, a 7% increase over 2020. But the total amount of loss is the real stunner, at a new record high of $6.9 billion in 2021, a whopping 48% increase over 2020
Drilling deeper, these statistics can give you a snapshot of the cyberattack risk that businesses face right now.
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84% of businesses were the victims of a successful phishing attack in 2021, a 15% increase over the same 12-month period in 2020.
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The U.S. has incurred a 127% year-to-date increase in the number of ransomware attacks while the U.K. has seen a 233% surge in ransomware infections.
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The average cost of a breach is estimated at $4.2 million per incident, 10% higher than in 2020 and the highest recorded in the 17 years.
Employees who are uneducated about security are a disaster waiting to happen
Unfortunately, many employees don’t have a clue about the importance of their behavior in maintaining security.
An estimated 45% of respondents in a HIPAA Journal survey said that they don’t need to worry about cybersecurity safeguards because they don’t work in the IT department.
Without the knowledge that they need to identify security problems, untrained employees are a ticking time bomb.
• Only an estimated 30% of internet users know what ransomware or malware is
• 97% of employees cannot spot a sophisticated phishing email
• Only 16% of employees can recognize cyberthreats without security awareness training
Why Security Awareness Training is different
Proven efficacy
We don’t use a Security Assessment to sell you more services, so we’re focused on giving you a realistic and likely forecast. Using an outside source for these kinds of assessments is the best way to ensure an unbiased, straight-forward report on your security status.
Effective education
Different environments call for different needs. We can perform our test both remotely and on-site.
Microsoft® Azure AD
Microsoft® Azure AD app is all you need to easily link Active Directory for automatic maintenance of the employees including new starters and leavers. Auto-enrollment means setting relevant and ongoing training programs for starters or any group of employees is straightforward and less time-consuming.
Succinct, easily consumed courses increase employee attentiveness and the overall effectiveness of cybersecurity education programs. More than 60 of Webroot’s current training courses take 10 minutes or less to complete and all involve the employee by being informative and interactive.
Regulatory compliance included
Does your business take credit card payments? Is it part of a regulated industry? Then its necessary to educate employees to avoid being fined (or worse). Security Awareness Training includes compliance training at no extra cost for PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, and other regulations.
Engaging, interactive courses
Powerful phishing simulator
Offers 200+ phishing templates adapted from real-world attacks which can be targeted and scheduled realistically to let you test and measure employee vulnerability to the leading cause of data breaches: email-based phishing. Our built-in editor lets you modify or create email and landing pages using dynamic variables so you can customize phishing simulations that match your business context to challenge even the savviest users
Our powerful campaign wizard and built-in learning management software (LMS) make it easy to create, monitor and measure training activity at an individual and business level. Automatically send reminders and reports to ensure every training campaign is efficient and accountable.
Easy campaign and report management
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