To compile this infographic, AXELOS questioned 100 executives responsible for security training in organisations with 500+ employees. Find out what they told us. You can find out more about AXELOS' RESILIA portfolio of cyber resilience products at www.axelos.com/RESILIA

1. CYBER RESILIENCE:
ARE YOUR PEOPLE YOUR
MOST EFFECTIVE DEFENCE?
100 EXECUTIVES QUESTIONED
ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY TRAINING
IN ORGANIZATIONS WITH 500+ EMPLOYEES
HERE’S WHAT THEY
TOLD US...
?
!BELIEVE AWARENESS
LEARNING IS IMPORTANT TO MINIMIZE
THE RISK OF SECURITY BREACHES
33%
RATE THEIR
AWARENESS
LEARNING AS
‘VERY EFFECTIVE’
WHERE ARE THE MAIN RISKS COMING FROM?
WHAT SHOULD THIS TRAINING LOOK LIKE?
BELIEVE INTENTIONAL
ATTACK BY EXTERNAL
HACKERS, CRIMINALS,
TERRORISTS OR ACTIVISTS
49%
45%
BELIEVE
UNINTENTIONAL
ERROR BY EMPLOYEES
OR CONTRACTORS
PROVIDING EFFECTIVE AWARENESS
LEARNING IS PARAMOUNT TO
AVOIDING ‘UNINTENTIONAL ERROR’!
ONGOING
AND
REGULAR
ONLY 46%OF ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDE INFORMATION SECURITY AWARENESS
LEARNING BEYOND NEW STARTER INDUCTION
OR ANNUAL E-LEARNING COURSES
LEARNING
FOR ALL
ONLY HALF OF THE STAFF BODY HAVE
COMPLETED AN INFORMATION SECURITY
AWARENESS PROGRAM IN A QUARTER OF
UK ORGANIZATIONS
ENGAGING AND USE
MODERN TECHNIQUES
82%OF ORGANIZATIONS
STILL RELY ON COMPUTER
BASED E-LEARNING RATHER
THAN ENGAGING
TECHNIQUES SUCH AS
GAMES, SIMULATIONS
AND ANIMATIONS
RELEVANT AND
PERSONALIZED
LESS THAN HALF OF
ORGANIZATIONS
TAILOR TRAINING TO THE
INDIVIDUAL’S JOB ROLE
THE RESILIA AWARENESS LEARNING PROGRAM FOR ALL STAFF HELPS TO FILL CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
GAPS ACROSS ALL STAFF, ENABLING THEM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AT THE RIGHT TIME TO BETTER
PROTECT THEIR ORGANIZATION’S MOST VALUABLE AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS
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are registered trademarks of AXELOS Limited
99%
BUT ONLY
IN REDUCING THE CHANCE OF AN
INFORMATION SECURITY BREACH –
THE MINIMUM IT SHOULD BE
IN THE FACE OF CYBER THREATS
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CYBER
AWARE
EMPLOYEES
A WORKFORCE WHO HAVE
THE AWARENESS AND SKILLS TO
BETTER PROTECT ORGANIZATIONS’
MOST SENSITIVE AND VALUABLE
INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS
ALMOST HALF
BELIEVE IT
IS BECAUSE
OF HUMAN
ERROR
Research conducted by IPSOS MORI in Jan 2016