Enterprise Security

Terranova Security Announces Cyber Hero Score

Terranova Security
Terranova Security, the world's preferred security awareness training partner with over two decades of expertise educating the world's cyber heroes, has launched Cyber Hero Score. This new feature allows businesses to measure risk by giving different ratings to each end user or user profile depending on their cyber security activities. The Cyber Hero Score is a forward-thinking addition to the Terranova Security service that is ready to revolutionize the market by going beyond assessment surveys in evaluating employee risk levels through the use of personalized criteria.

Individuals, user profiles, teams, departments, nations, and business units can all benefit from the Cyber Hero Score. This information enables businesses in developing customized cyber awareness training programs based on real end user actions and advancement over time. A Cyber Hero Score will be calculated using a variety of parameters, including the following:

  • Organizational role, function, and geographical location
  • Levels of risk and security awareness
  • Permissions to access sensitive information
  • Location in relation to past data breaches

Metrics for security awareness training like course attendance and completion rate, phishing simulation outcomes, and behavior modification performance over time are also taken into account. Businesses may swiftly identify high-risk individuals or profiles, define key behavior modification areas, and adapt the resultant training programs to meet those unique circumstances by precisely analyzing risk and security awareness levels. As a consequence, corporations may considerably minimize their exposure to human error.

"Our Cyber Hero Score is a game-changer in the security awareness training marketplace. Combining personalized risk scoring with automated, risk-based campaigns directly tied to a user or profile's unique knowledge and risk levels gives organizations increased flexibility in their awareness training. By tailoring the learning paths and training campaigns to target specific right end user behaviors, security leaders can feel confident in their awareness training ability to reduce risk and foster a cyber-aware culture across all teams, departments, and regions."

Lise Lapointe, author and Terranova Security CEO

The Cyber Hero Score is a valuable tool for all firms, regardless of whether their workers work remotely/hybridly or in-office. Training administrators must clearly identify which team members are more likely to be targeted by a cyber-attack and whether they have the necessary knowledge and skills to protect critical data. Organizations will use Cyber Hero Score to create risk-based campaigns that react to and adapt to behavioral changes based on a person's unique awareness training path. This feature supports a security-first attitude, which aids in risk mitigation, cyber threat resilience, and security awareness across all departments, regions, and functions.

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