User Awareness Training Helps Educate Employees to Protect Companies against Cyber Breaches

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User Awareness Training Helps Educate Employees
to Protect Companies against Cyber Breaches
1888 Press Release - The threats seem to be
around every virtual corner and companies are
trying to find methods to defend against them.
One simple way is widespread and effective user
awareness education of every individual in a
company, which can help businesses of any size
reduce the risk of a cyber breach. ORINDA,
Calif.- As recent headlines have shown, just one
incident involving breached data or the spread of
a destructive virus can weaken the underpinnings
of a strong business in the blink of an eye. The
threats seem to be around every virtual corner
and companies are trying to find methods to
defend against them. One simple way is widespread
and effective user awareness education of every
individual in a company, which can help
businesses of any size reduce the risk of a cyber
breach. "User awareness training is an
excellent way to educate employees and help
protect organizations from cyber threats,"
explained CipherEx's (www.CipherEx.com) President
and Founder, Siamak Behbahani. "The program
should be designed so that it is easy for people
to comprehend and retain the information."
When implementing a program, be sure that it
covers key areas such as security in the office,
password security, social engineering, securing
data, sharing info/social networks, internet file
sharing services, mobile data storage devices,
data destruction and phishing/spear phishing.
Such security training courses should cover a
range of areas in which security practices are
addressed in a format that is easy for users to
understand. For end-user training to be
effective, the people going through the program
must understand and retain the information.
Information in user awareness training should
ideally be delivered in short sessions. In
addition, the material must be easy to digest and
learn without losing the user's interest. Short,
individual video presentations with movement and
sound allow employees to take courses at their
own pace.
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Also, a great way to reinforce the cyber security
training is to incorporate reminders into the
daily work flow. Visual means, such as screen
savers and posters, are effective tools for
refreshing the material and supporting learner
retention. There are many options available for
end-user training. Research indicates that the
scope of the CipherEx end-user training system
covers key elements of the training in an
easy-to-use, affordable format. Behbahani added,
"We at CipherEx have developed a highly effective
user awareness training system which covers key
elements of cyber security in easy to understand
short video presentations. It is a cost effective
way to train employees. Each video takes 1 ½ to 3
minutes and the entire video course is covered in
about 40 minutes. The system offers a LMS, as
well as a monitoring feature for IT." Learn
more about CipherEx's user awareness training at
http//www.cipherex.com/awareness-training. About
CipherEx - Since 2003, the people at CipherEx
have been serving major global corporations with
network and network security consulting,
improving productivity and ROI in a more secure
environment. The company's user awareness
training covers key areas such as security in the
office, password security, social engineering,
securing data, sharing info/social networks,
internet file sharing services, mobile data
storage devices, data destruction and
phishing/spear phishing in easy-to-understand
video presentations that are a cost effective way
to educate employees about cyber risks. To learn
more, visit www.CipherEx.com.