Subj : A shocking number of workers still haven't received any security
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jul 25 2024 11:00:06

A shocking number of workers still haven't received any security training

Date:
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:49:50 +0000

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Many employees say they have not received any training on areas such as 
phishing or strong password creation.

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Despite being the first line of defense against cyber-attacks, many employees 
claim they have never received any form of cybersecurity training from their 
employers. 

A report from KnowBe4 based on a poll of 2,000 workers says almost a fifth 
(18%) have never received any form of cybersecurity training from their 
companies. 

Furthermore, 51% have not received any training on how to avoid phishing 
scams - arguably the most widespread cybercriminal activity in the world. 
Finally, almost half (48%) have never been taught how to create strong 
passwords . Shared responsibility 

Other cybersecurity practices that employees are yet to receive training on 
include: 

 Remote working best practices (60%) 

What to do if your credentials have been breached (66%) 

Social engineering (82%) 

Deepfakes and AI (83%) 

Bring your own device (84%) 

While hardware and software vulnerabilities, zero-day and otherwise, are a 
great risk to organizations, most cyberattacks still start with a human 
error. Sometimes its an unprotected database, sometimes its a person 
inadvertently clicking on a link in a phishing email, or downloading malware 
in an attachment, and sometimes its a weak password that hackers can easily 
break through with credential stuffing and brute-force attacks. 

The technology landscape is changing all the time, therefore, not including 
training on new areas such as deepfakes and AI, could be putting UK 
organizations at further risk of cybercrime, said Javvad Malik,lead security 
awareness advocate at KnowBe4. 

When a company does provide advice, almost three-quarters of workers say they 
do follow it - however 29% admitted they simply forgot about them. 
Additionally, 22% find cybersecurity advice too complicated to follow, and 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/a-shocking-number-of-workers-still-have
nt-received-any-security-training


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