Kaspersky recognised among top providers of security awareness and training in analyst report
Kaspersky has been recognised in The Forrester Wave™: Security Awareness and Training Solutions, Q1 2020 report, evaluating “how each provider measures up and helps security and risk (S&R) professionals select the right one for their needs”. The company has been included amongst 12 “providers that matter most”.
According to latest Kaspersky’s IT Security Risks survey, enterprises (67%) and SMBs (64%) alike are planning to increase their training and education budgets, including those related to IT security awareness courses. However, to improve a company’s security position, educational initiatives should not only include cybersecurity knowledge but also effect change in staff behavior. Properly trained personnel will follow security policies and best practices. This helps to protect corporate reputations, as it reduces the chances that a company will fall victim to a cyberattack due to unwitting staff actions and then suffer financial and reputational consequences.
The Forrester Wave: Security Awareness and Training Solutions for Q1 2020 report noted that Kaspersky’s awareness program “the Automated Security Awareness Platform is a fully automated solution that targets SMBs that lack cybersecurity or learning expertise”. The Forrester report adds “small organisations looking for a large content library and an automated solution should consider Kaspersky.”
The inclusion criteria for the Forrester report asks vendors to show their solutions have “data segmentation capabilities that can be used to help grow and mature their customers’ security awareness, behavior, and culture programs”. The Kaspersky Automated Security Awareness platform helps to meet this condition by allowing Kaspersky customers to set up training programs of varying difficulty levels, so different employee groups receive the right guidance for their role in the business.
Kaspersky’s security awareness portfolio consists of training solutions, based on behavioral s ..
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