Today, it is no longer enough for employers or employees to consider cybersecurity only as an issue for IT to deal with. In fact, developing threat awareness and taking basic precautions to ensure security should be a critical part of everyone’s job description in 2023.

You do not need to be technically savvy to learn how to be aware of the distinct types of attacks leveled towards each employee and take basic precautions to avoid falling victim. Similarly, basic security skills, such as the secure use of passwords and an understanding of multi-factor authentication (MFA), should be taught and continually updated. Taking these kinds of basic precautions to foster a culture of cybersecurity awareness should be a central element of the business strategy for organizations that want to ensure they are prepared and resilient over the next twelve months.

CISOs need a novel approach to shed light on these growing concerns. Beyond implementing the right technology, an organization needs a strong security culture . The needs, concerns, demands, and habits of an organization will help security leaders better “speak the language” of staff to ensure effective training. Educate all users within the organization on how, with simple actions, they can help support security, data privacy, compliance, and risk management, which will help to reduce costs and increase productivity, while letting users know when and how much they can help, and when they need to reach out to IT.