Security awareness training programs fall short of business needs

Although 99 percent of organizations responding to a new survey suffered a security incident tied to human error in the past year, the majority state that they struggle to implement effective, scalable security awareness training (SAT) programs that reduce this risk. The study from Abnormal AI of over 300 security and IT leaders in the US and UK finds that SAT is widely adopted, with 75 percent of organizations requiring employees to complete training at least quarterly. However, many of these programs exist only to satisfy regulatory or insurance requirements, which results in stale content, minimal engagement, and a perception… [Continue Reading]