How to build a security aware culture in your business

Cybercrime is the number one threat to businesses everywhere. Everyone knows about the security risks, yet thousands of people still click on infected links every day and accidentally give out their bank account details to fraudsters.

To minimise human error (the number one cause of beaches), it's essential to build security awareness. However, it isn't as simple as rolling out security training. Security awareness needs to be embedded into your organisation's culture.

This guide aims to educate you on why security software isn’t enough to protect your business, the types of attitude you and your staff will need to adopt and steps to take to create a sustainable security culture. To do this, we answer three main questions:

What makes a security-aware culture?
Why don’t employees value Cybersecurity?
How can you help employees care?

Build a security-aware business culture in 3 steps