Near half, 46 per cent of businesses admit that they don’t know enough about the IT security threats targeting them, and it comes as no surprise that they are concerned about becoming cyberattack victims as a result. To help IT teams tackle these challenges, Kaspersky Lab has launched Cybersecurity for IT Teams Online, its new interactive training course designed to help IT teams develop their basic information security skills. The skills teams acquire during the course will help enterprise support staff increase the quality of their cyber defences.
According to the Kaspersky Lab IT Security Economics Report, every second company is concerned about employees lacking cybersecurity awareness – something that can lead to cybersecurity incidents. One of the factors behind this disturbing statistic is the lack of basic skills in working with information security tools among IT support specialists. After all, they are the first to encounter requests from employees about problems potentially linked to cyber-threats, whether it’s a suspicious email or the ‘Blue Screen of Death’. Hence, Kaspersky Lab has introduced its first online training aimed at IT administrators and support staff.
Vyacheslav Borilin, Security Education Programme Manager at Kaspersky Lab said: “With the ever increasing complexity of cyber threats, the role of IT specialists and IT support teams is being transformed. Today, more than ever, IT support teams need skills in working with information security tools. That’s why we’ve developed a simple, interesting online training course with solutions for real-life practical situations that takes no more than an hour a week. Our goal is not only to provide IT specialists with new knowledge in the field of information security, but also to help them become more effective at combating cyberattacks, acting as the first line of defence for their company.”
