A study from Experian and the Ponemon Institute reveals security training programs aren’t efficient enough at altering workers’ unsafe online behavior, SC Magazine reports. “Managing Insider Risk through Training & Culture” is a survey of companies providing data protection courses to their employees. The study revealed 60 percent of respondents said their employees were either not knowledgeable or had no knowledge of cybersecurity, despite having training available. Only 35 percent said senior executives placed a high priority on employee data threat education, and 43 percent said their corporate training consisted of one course covering all departments. Low numbers were also reported on courses containing information on phishing and social engineering. “Phishing and social engineering attacks have been shown to result in data breaches. Training programs should show the consequences of these attacks and how to avoid falling prey to them,” said Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute.
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