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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\nSo how can your enterprise reduce the rate of human error? The answer may be gamification. Gamification is the process of utilizing game mechanics, including competition and reward mechanisms, into a non-game context to boost engagement and foster communication. It\u2019s already being incorporated in everyday business processes and education\u2014and it might just be what your cybersecurity training needs.<\/span><\/p>\nHere are some ways you can use gamification to improve your cybersecurity training and effectiveness: <\/span><\/p>\nThrough Gamification, Make Training Hands-On and Exciting<\/b><\/p>\n
The key to retention\u2014ensuring information is not immediately forgotten and is actually used\u2014is engagement. And nothing encourages engagement like the spirit of competition and a sense of fun. This applies to cybersecurity as well. Employees might sit down to a lecture but between tight deadlines and general office demands may not put that knowledge to use; the knowledge atrophies. <\/span><\/p>\nTo combat this, some firms actually use variations on war games to truly help employees learn how digital threat attackers think and where they are vulnerable in an engaging manner. Other firms will use tools like PhishMe campaigns to transform learning email security best practices into an engaging activity. Studies have found that 77% of employees find game-based training more engaging, so experimentation in gamification is certainly a worthwhile investment to increase retention.<\/span><\/p>\nFurthermore, avoid giving long lectures when doing cybersecurity training: use microcontent or interactive challenges to boost engagement. Keep training sessions under 10 minutes per week, which will make sure employees don\u2019t get bored while learning best practices. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUse Gamification to Establish Rewards<\/b><\/p>\n
Don\u2019t worry; nothing in gamification says the rewards have to be anything that breaks the bank. Rewards don\u2019t have to be more that badges (digital or physical) or \u201cachievements\u201d that you give employees who have been following cybersecurity best practices (such as sending 100 emails without triggering a security event). You can incorporate a scoreboard in the office based on following digital hygiene, with nothing more than bragging rights as a tangible reward. Or you can offer a small gift card to the employee who does the best at maintaining digital security that month or quarter.<\/span><\/p>\nThe idea is to incentivize good behavior rather than just punishing bad behavior. This will help keep engagement high and keep it at the front of employees\u2019 minds through friendly competition. <\/span><\/p>\nGamification Can Find Vulnerabilities in your Workforce<\/b><\/p>\n
Most of the time, going through each employee one by one to find out who need additional cybersecurity training is a hassle for both your IT and management teams. Gamification by its very nature offers reporting mechanism by both users and automation, that can make it far easier to recognize who is neglecting or struggling with cybersecurity best practices. You can make the determination on why they are failing to keep up and work out a solution to that employee\u2019s problems. Additionally, gamification encourages employees to seek help if they are struggling through the same competitive impulse that motivates your best performers.<\/span><\/p>\nHowever, keep in mind that if you are planning on gamifying your enterprise\u2019s cybersecurity, you need to make sure it is coupled with an adequate auditing and evaluation protocol to ensure it is effective. Also, make sure that the spirit of competition that gamified processes foster is a healthy one. Creating a toxic atmosphere in trying to stamp out hackers will create much larger problems in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n
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