"Cybersecurity Training Program Teaches How to Fend Off Attacks"

IT Governance USA calls on organizations to implement cybersecurity training in the onboarding process for all new employees. This training should include examples of security incidents and the details of those who should be contacted in the event that an employee thinks they have fallen victim to a cyberattack. Security experts also encourage organizations to regularly perform simulated phishing attacks to increase awareness among employees about how to avoid and respond to such attacks. IEEE Educational Activities has partnered with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), an international professional association focused on IT governance, to offer the ISACA Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) training platform to organizations. The CSX platform complements IEEE's research, standards, and education programs. It was developed to provide real-world cybersecurity training to help professionals in the identification and mitigation of potential cyberattacks. The training courses are hands-on, performance-based, and conducted in a live network environment. The CSX platform includes instructional courses and labs in a sandbox environment that safely replicates the world in which practitioners work. The courses allow technical teams to build, practice, and demonstrate their skills in a live environment. The technical skill-set training ranges from beginner to advanced. A dashboard for reviewing team performance with real-time progress tracking is also included by the CSX platform. This article continues to discuss the increased risk of cyberattacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of raising cybersecurity awareness among employees, and the CSX platform created to provide real-world cybersecurity training to help professionals better identify and mitigate potential cyberattacks. 

IEEE Spectrum reports "Cybersecurity Training Program Teaches How to Fend Off Attacks"