Cybersecurity is now battling a human problem just as much, if not more, than a technical one. According to Verizon’s “2021 Data Breach Security Report,” 85% of successful cyberattacks now involve a human element. Combine that with the fact that even the very best technology can only thwart about 93% of attacks, and that leaves a large hole in an organization’s basic security hygiene. A gap where employees are depended upon to make split decisions and failure to choose correctly puts disaster just a click away.
With cybercrime now estimated to cost more than $6 trillion annually, the adoption of cybersecurity training is no longer optional. In fact, a growing number of new regulations now require many businesses to add ongoing education to their security programs, causing a boom in so-called “awareness training” programs.