How Can Gamification Boost Your Cyber Security Training?

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• Whenever we talk about digital platforms, then we
  cannot miss discussing cybersecurity. Nowadays,
  there is an active need for individuals having
  cybersecurity training who can leverage their
  knowledge and bring the best of their learning to
  the practical applications of the business. You
  can find a number of games irrespective of their
  niche, now targeting hiring individuals who have
  network security training. Now you must be
  wondering what network security training has to
  do with gamification. We will be elaborating on
  this ahead. Also, we will be discussing why one
  should go for cyber security training.

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Let's get started

• One of the blatant truths that all of us are
  facing is poor cyber hygienic practice. You would
  find so many cases of cyber vandalism where data
  is altered or hacked. Although we have secured
  systems like passwords, these are not enough to
  provide enough security for data.
• There is a strong belief that the cyber security
  systems that we are using currently are not
  enough. It needs a lot of improvement that can
  help combat the data security issues and the data
  breach that is presently staring at us.

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• As per the survey of Webroot, around 80 of
  employees know what is the difference between a
  spam or malicious email and the one coming from
  the authenticated source. At the same time, there
  are around 49 who have clicked on a link sent by
  an unknown sender at least once. These unknown
  links are a source of virus or some kind of
  hacking attack.
• Human errors are one of the biggest reasons for
  the increasing number of cyber attacks.
• Hence, most of the companies are now emphasizing
  on introducing new ways to enhance cyber security
  measures. One of the ways to achieve this is by
  employing individuals having cyber security
  certifications online or make the current
  employees undergo network security certification.

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How are companies using gamification for cyber
security training?

• Anyone who has landed up on this page, then you
  want to know how to improve the digital security
  measures, or you want to know what are the
  vulnerabilities of the system, or you would be
  facing the problem of phishing or such attack
  that you would be facing.
• The recent pandemic situation has stranded us at
  home and made us more dependable on the digital
  platform without even thinking whether that
  platform is good or not. Scammers are targeting
  people and making dangerous phishing attacks.
  PwC's Game of Threats provides its employees with
  an opportunity to play the role of attackers and
  defenders. The employee needs to win the
  challenge in the given frame of time with limited
  resources. The objective of this game is that it
  helps them in learning about the various threats
  emerging in the system.

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• Another company that is using gamification to
  boost cyber security training is Hoxhunt. The
  company has taken a step ahead. It has merged ML
  with gamification to make the cyber security
  training customized. The employees receive an
  automated email that tells them about the
  phishing attack. The employees are asked to
  report if they see any suspicious mail and
  information about the company. In case the
  employee falls prey to any such phishing attack,
  then they are made aware where they went wrong so
  that they can avoid such mistakes in the future.
• Regular intervention during the working day is
  helping the employee to change their behaviour in
  evaluating emails. It will eventually help them
  in scanning the spam emails with the right one.
  The gamified version helps them earn points by
  finding out phishing emails. Companies reward
  their employees or top-performing teams.
  Moreover, they provide them with additional
  training to help them know about spam and the
  right email.

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• These are a few of the companies that have
  adopted gamification to train their employees.
  The other way round could be making them undergo
  network security training or cyber security
  training.
• In fact, cyber security certification has become
  one of the most sought-after skills of many
  companies. The only reason is to create a safe
  and secured system not only for their company but
  also for the customers who are trusting the
  company and providing their personal information.
• It can become useful for all kinds of business
  niches like banks, healthcare, education, etc.
  Since data forms the crux of all the business
  model, hence, it becomes imperative that every
  company must spend in educating their employees
  about cyber security provisions.

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Conclusion

• Data is going to drive the business, while it
  will be holding a lot of prospects, but at the
  same time, this blessing will be shrouded with
  some malicious attacks. With the help of cyber
  security training, one can be assured of having a
  tamper-free system.
• Global Tech Council aims at providing the best
  information and knowledge when it comes to
  ethical hacking certification training. Their
  cyber security training online will help you
  pursue this training program with ease.
• Whether you are a working professional or a
  beginner who is looking for online cybersecurity
  training, this network security training program
  by Global Tech Council is going to help you
  become an expert in this domain.

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