Beyond Awareness: Aligning User Training with Cyber-Liability Defense
Training often feels like a rite of passage—a PowerPoint in a conference room, a yearly phishing test, “awareness” sessions to check the compliance box. Yet when your inbox dings with a demand letter, no one asks how many training modules you deployed. They’ll ask: “Can you prove your training matches the protections you claimed to have in place?”
The Truth About User Training: What Every vCSO Needs to Know
Your organization’s most critical line of defense isn’t a firewall or the latest security tool. It’s your people. Yet, despite years of security awareness campaigns, employees remain a prime target for cybercriminals. Phishing emails, voice scams, and smishing attacks continue to exploit gaps in user training, leading to breaches that cost businesses millions.