Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our organisation is required to ensure we provide all our staff with ongoing cyber awareness training. This is a mandatory component of our compliance and contractual obligations from our stakeholders. However, our existing cyber awareness training programs just weren't engaging enough or even relevant, which resulted in low attendance and completion rates.When we asked staff for feedback on why they weren't completing the training, the responses were consistent:- Poor quality and non-engaging content.- Each training module was taking too long to complete (minimum 20 minutes), causing disruption to their workload.As the organisation's CISO, I needed to address these issues and find a way to deliver cyber awareness training that was short, sharp, and on point. That's when we trialled the Mimecast Cyber Awareness Training solution. To be honest, it has resolved all the problems we were experiencing with the existing solution. Since being fully deployed across the organisation, with all training schedules setup and on autopilot, we now have a 90% completion rate and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. The training is engaging, short, and sharp, but most importantly, relevant to current cyber threats. The videos are hilarious, and the short quizzes after each video always challenge people's thinking, yet gives us reports on quiz performance. Best of all, the entire process takes less than 5 minutes.I highly recommend the Mimecast solution and will continue using it into the foreseeable future. The success of this program has not only improved our compliance rates but also enhanced our overall security posture. Staff are now more aware of potential cyber threats and feel more confident in their ability to handle them. This has fostered a culture of security within the organisation, which is crucial in today's digital landscape. In conclusion, the Mimecast Cyber Awareness Training solution has been a game-changer for us, addressing all our previous challenges and setting a new standard for effective and engaging training.
Alternatives Considered
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
Other Software Used
Darktrace, SentinelOne Singularity, SentinelOne Purple AI