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Cybersecurity Playbook 2016

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Cybersecurity Competency Toolkit

Harness the Power of Data to Build a Culture of Cyber-Competence

It's no surprise employees are one of the primary causes of data breaches, through mistakes or malicious intent. From employee training to executive level conversations, cybersecurity touches every aspect of an organization. NYSE Governance Services offers an integrated cybersecurity education solution that assesses knowledge gaps and trains employees to make smart cyber decisions that are critical in protecting organizations.

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A Step-by-Step Guide For Building A Culture of Cyber-Competence

1: DIAGNOSE KNOWLEDGE GAPS

Use Pulse Check to diagnose and measure employee knowledge against cybersecurity best practices. Analyze performance with a quantitative view into comprehension of Personal Conduct, Internal Controls, and Incident Response.
2: IDENTIFY RISKS

Pulse Check provides a detailed report that highlights overall performance in each category – Personal Conduct, Internal Controls, and Incident Response – with data-driven insights into training and reinforcement opportunities.
3: BUILD AN ACTION PLAN

Provide managers with prepackaged performance recap templates and suggested guidelines designed to help efficiently and effectively communicate cyber concepts to their teams.
4: COMMUNICATE & RAISE AWARENESS

Reinforce cybersecurity concepts throughout the year with communication and awareness tools like RealBiz Shorts and digital posters to communicate the importance of security to employees.
5: ALIGN TRAINING TO RISK

Build a Pulse Modular Cybersecurity course that aligns to training opportunities identified in the Cybersecurity Pulse Check. Choose from 19 topics to quickly create a course that covers 3 key risk areas specific to your organization.
6: MEASURE & COMMUNICATE PERFORMANCE

Pulse offers a market-leading suite of learning analytics and insights that enable organizations to continuously monitor areas where the organization excels and where it doesn't, making measuring the effectiveness if your cyber education program effortless.
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