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Global business leaders have recognized that continuing professional cybersecurity education is critical
to their success—they can't afford not to be up-to-date with the latest security practices and trends.

The enterprise is seeing results from training

Cybersecurity professionals know that professional cybersecurity training is essential to keeping their
organizations safe from hackers. But what about the larger enterprise? Are they seeing results from
training?

275 executives, directors, and security professionals were surveyed about the impact of professional
cybersecurity training on their organization's cybersecurity. Findings revealed that:

• 73% said that their cybersecurity performance was more efficient because of professional
cybersecurity training, and

• 62% said that their organization’s cybersecurity effectiveness had improved as a result of
professional cybersecurity training.

These are both quantifiable results—things you can measure with data points—that indicate the real,
measurable impact of professional cybersecurity training on the organization.

Training is improving staff turnover rates

If you're a manager in cybersecurity, you've probably heard some stories about newly educated
cybersecurity professionals jumping to higher-paying jobs. If you're like most managers, you might be
wondering whether training programs will have a positive or negative impact on turnover rates.

We asked our survey respondents what they thought, and their answers surprised us: almost half (48%)
of those responding said that professional cybersecurity training decreases the likelihood that
cybersecurity professionals will leave the organization. Another 41% said that training has no significant
impact on professionals’ odds of leaving. Only 11% reported that they felt professional cybersecurity
training increases the likelihood that cybersecurity professionals will leave the company.

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