Fortinet Report Finds Lack of Security Awareness in most WorkforcesFortinet Report Finds Nearly 70% of Organizations Say Their Employees Lack Fundamental Security AwarenessNew research highlights the connection between increased organization-wide cyber awareness and decreased organizational riskFortinet announced the release of its annual 2024 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report, highlighting the crucial role a cyber-aware workforce plays in managing and mitigating organizational risk. Key findings from the global report include:
The Latest Threats That Employees Must Battle One prominent way cybercriminals use AI is to make phishing schemes more believable and harder to detect. Because phishing targets individual users directly, organizations are heavily focused on teaching employees how to recognize and avoid falling victim to these attacks.
Employees Can Serve as a Strong First Line of Defense against Attacks While security and IT teams are crucial to safeguarding organizations against cyberthreats, an enterprise’s employees also play an important role in preventing breaches.
Cyber Awareness Training Is Vital, but Not All Programs Are Created Equal Most organizations are motivated to introduce security awareness and training based on their experience of being breached or knowledge of threats in their industry or sector. Almost all decision-makers (96%) say their leadership team supports implementing training to raise employees’ cybersecurity awareness. According to this year’s survey, 97% of leaders think increased employee awareness would strengthen the organization’s cybersecurity posture. Yet respondents also agree that there are key attributes of training programs that are important for effectiveness.
Develop a Cyber-Aware Workforce with the Fortinet Security Awareness and Training Service One breach incident alone has significant repercussions for a business. It is vital to build a three-pronged defense strategy that includes security awareness and training for all employees, technical cybersecurity skills for IT and security staff, and advanced security solutions for the network. Beyond teaching individuals what to do when they encounter threats, awareness and training lay the foundation for creating a culture of cybersecurity throughout the organization. Fortinet offers its Security Awareness and Training service to businesses that want to develop a cyber-aware workforce. Designed by the Fortinet Training Institute’s world-class trainers, this service covers a broad range of topics, offers content customization opportunities, and reinforces learnings with periodic reminders and checks. Organizations using the service also have access to a variety of dashboards to track learner progress and reporting to address cyber insurance and compliance needs. Source: Fortinet media announcement |