Kaspersky Lab announces the availability of a series of Computer-accessible Digital Security Awareness Training Programs aimed at enhancing overall better safetyof businesses, by building a digital security culture, providing the right incentives and the necessary knowledge to employees to recognize and avoid digital threats. 
Digital Security Awareness Training Programs cover staff of all levels: from simple employees to senior executives.
Her research Kaspersky Lab shows that interactive computer training increases the probability of using knowledge in daily work up to 93% while reducing the number of incidents by 90%[1]. Therefore, such programs play an important role by helping businesses and employees to strengthen their knowledge and reduce their exposure to risk.
Human errors represent the majority of digital security incidents, including the most serious threats, such as targeted attacks and "infections" with ransomware programs. On average, large businesses pay $ 551.000 to recover from a security breach, while small and medium businesses spend $ 38.000[2]. Threats related to human activity, such as phishing, are in the top ten in the list of the most damaging incidents of digital security in terms of economic losses. When digital awareness awareness training programs are designed and implemented correctly, they reduce the workload for IT executives and help businesses protect their corporate data and reduce security incident damage.
«Digital security awareness is an important part of a digital resilience strategy. However, 80% of digital security managers are not satisfied with the current state of affairs. The worst case we would like to avoid is the perception that security training programs are a boring exercise, accompanied by ignorance and lack of incentives to monitor them, comments Slava Borilin, Security Awareness Program Managers of Kaspersky Lab. And he went on: "Our approach to educational programs is different.
Despite the fact that they rely on our expertise in threats research, they focus mainly on the knowledge of human psychology and are designed to engage the participant's active participation and enthusiasm. We also take into account the different expectations of staff, depending on the level of the corporate hierarchy. So, we offer attractive education programs based on the latest technologies gamification, which produce truly measurable results in relation to maintaining corporate security. "
Kaspersky Lab's security awareness programs consist of:
The program Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation it is designed for senior managers and brings together professionals from various decision-making areas, seeking to align their goals to protect the company's assets. In a fast-paced, intense and engaging training program, senior executives learn how to deal with cyber security incidents at their level, collaborate effectively with departments information technologyand digital security, as well as with other parts of the business, and to understand the relationship between the cost of security and the potential loss of corporate revenue and profits.
The program Cyber Safety Management GAMES Training was created specifically for line managers, with the ultimate goal of motivating them to maintain a digitally secure environment within their departments. Developed specifically for businesses, the computer-aided training modules of this program offer a fundamental level of knowledge about the real digital threats and ways to protect a company from them. This program explains why a company's management should take care of security, help to distinguish between safe and precarious behavior and provide practical advice on what employees should and should not do.
The platform Employee cv Training Platform it is designed for all employees. This online training program assesses current staff digital security skills and knowledge, helping employees understand key corporate security standards, including anti-phishing security, physical security and security for smartphone, data protection, safe internet browsing, etc. Results are measured through specially created challenges, with extensive analytics and reports. Proven training modules are available worldwide thanks to Kaspersky Lab's partnership with Wombat Security.
Safety training programs are an important assetcase in the service family Security Intelligence Services of Kaspersky Lab, which includes information services for digital security experts, incident response services, and more.
More information about new programs is available on its website Kaspersky Lab.
