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Why Certifications Matter: Experience, Assurance, Mastery and Competence

Certification to International Standards is an essential component of the modern business world. Certification to these standards provides organisations with external validation of their policies, processes and controls but also corroborates their knowledge and skills in key areas.

How to Cope with the Growing Cybersecurity Skills Gap

As the threat landscape continues to evolve and cybercriminals grow in sophistication, security teams are tasked with bolstering their cybersecurity controls, expertise, and solutions. However, doing all of that in-house has become more difficult due to the ongoing security skills shortage. There’s just not enough talent to go around — and that’s not expected to change anytime soon. The industry is trying to attract new talent.

Security Training Shouldn't Be A Stress Test

A lengthy, stressful test is what comes to mind when most people hear the acronym “SAT.” But the other “SAT” — a security awareness training, or SAT, program — can also embody those qualities if it’s not managed correctly, and cause just as many headaches for an organization fighting to mitigate phishing attacks and social engineering scams.

Why is Cybersecurity Training not Working?

Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and organisations need to stay ahead of these threats. This is to protect their data and systems. Data breaches cost the UK an average of £2.9 million per breach, 82% of breaches involving the human element. Moreover, those factors alone are usually enough to convince people that cybersecurity awareness needs improving and training to mitigate this. One way they can do this is by providing employees with cybersecurity awareness and training.

Find Out What Users Think About KnowBe4

TrustRadius collected live user reviews from Black Hat 2022 on their experience with the KnowBe4 security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. In this short video, users talk through how they use KnowBe4, what the best features are, the return on investment they've had and rate how likely they are to recommend KnowBe4. A de minimus incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement.

Free Phishing Security Resource Kit

Phishing emails increase in volume every month and every year, so we created this free resource kit to help you defend against attacks. Request your kit now to learn phishing mitigation strategies, what new trends and attack vectors you need to be prepared for, and our best advice on how to protect your users and your organization.

Why Cybersecurity Training and Courses Should Be Mandatory in Healthcare Education?

Earlier, even prior to the digitalization of healthcare records, it was still easier to keep the information secure and private. Records were in the physical form and could be protected in many ways. Now that people can pull up their entire health histories with the press of a few buttons, things are very different. With the information now being stored and processed online, the threat and risk exposures are equally high. So, to address such threats the U.S.

The Ultimate Guide to Cyber Security Certifications: What You Need To Know

Looking to advance your career in the ever-growing cybersecurity field? If so, obtaining the proper certification is a great way to show your knowledge and set yourself apart from the competition. Ever-evolving cyber threats have made it essential for organizations to have an in-depth knowledge of cybersecurity and its best practices. As such, cybersecurity certifications have become highly sought-after qualifications for professionals in the field.