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Cybersecurity training is not the same across all companies; SMB training programs must be tailored according to size and security awareness. Who better to give advice about how small- or medium-sized businesses should handle cybersecurity than an organization and expert with currency in helping SMBs survive? Anete Poriete, UX researcher at CyberSmart, in her Real Business article, The Best Practises for Cybersecurity Training in SMEs, said there's a common misconception that SMBs aren't aware of cybersecurity threats.
Nearly two-thirds of network managers, network architects, and network engineers said their organizations have hired dedicated network automation engineers to transition to network operations. NetOps 2.0, the current iteration, embeds a growing amount of automation, virtualisation, and orchestration to improve the speed and accessibility of networking operations.
Terranova Security announced a partnership with Security Innovation, an authority in software security training for IT professionals. The partnership addresses a key business need for many organizations today: creating a unified culture of cyber security through role-based security awareness training.
ShiftLeft announced general availability of ShiftLeft Educate, a solution that delivers highly-effective security training for developers within the developer workflow. Designed in partnership with Application Security Training platform Kontra, ShiftLeft Educate provides consistent and contextual training for developers of different skill levels, enabling them to quickly learn security best practices and fixes for issues currently in their code.
With 30+ years of research and in-house training experience, ESET delivers a top-tier experience suitable for workers at all levels of your organization. ESET Cybersecurity Awareness Training is specifically designed to educate your workforce-because human error is cited as a major contributing cause in 95% of all breaches.
Luckily, SANS Institute is going to be girdling the globe over the coming months, bringing you top-notch cyber-security events with a personal touch. SANS Sydney 2021 runs from September 6 to 11, with 11 courses on offer, each of which will take you deep into key cyber-security topics, and all of which offer some level of in-person interaction.
SANS Institute is coming to the UK capital with a line-up of top-notch cybersecurity courses, some of which offer the option of in-person training, and all of which promise to help you build practical skills you can apply immediately. If you're not quite ready to come eye to eye with your peers, here's more good news, most of the courses are also available Live Online as well.
Contrast Security announced its integration with Secure Code Warrior to deliver just-in-time security contextual micro-learning modules to enhance developers' skills to easily fix vulnerabilities without the need of a security team. Recognizing that traditional security training models simply do not scale and provide developers with the just-in-time training demanded by modern software development life cycle, Contrast and Secure Code Warrior have partnered for just-in-time approach that empowers developers to develop secure coding skills while they write and release code.
Even with more businesses rolling out staff security awareness training programs to combat evolving cyber threats, over 90% of data breaches still stem from human error. Training courses are wrongly seen as a silver bullet - Regular training is vital for helping employees strengthen their security behaviour, but computer-based courses are just one tool for tackling human cyber risk.
DeltaNet International announced the availability of its Phishing Simulator, to help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity awareness training against phishing attacks. The phishing simulation tool can be used simply to test the susceptibility of an organization from falling victim to a phishing attack, but when combined with follow-up training to close knowledge and risk gaps, users can experience true added value.