Organizations remain vulnerable to human activated risk, despite continuing to invest in security and awareness training (SA&T).
Download our report to find out whether organizations’ expectations of SA&T are divorced from reality, and whether a true security culture can be created by training in its current form.
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Deliver real-time teachable moments through technology to improve email security behaviors and reduce risk for the long term with Egress Defend.
Traditional training alone is not effective in changing people’s behavior
84%
of organizations train their people periodically
45%
of organizations change their training supplier yearly
80%
of organizations carry out training primarily for compliance purposes
Security awareness and training (SA&T) doesn't influence Type 1 thinking
People are more vulnerable to error when they are in Type 1 thinking. They act quickly and unconsciously, unable to recall historic training. As a result, SA&T programs that deliver generic training content on a periodic schedule are unable to meaningfully change people's behavior at the point of risk, such as when they're responding to a phishing attack or sending an email to the wrong person.
It’s in these moments that people need intelligent technology to augment SA&T, alerting them to threats in real time and nudging them into more logical, lower-risk Type 2 thinking.
Egress uses real-time teachable moments to nudge people into Type 2 thinking
- We use machine learning technology to deliver real-time teachable moments through our Intelligent Email Security platform.
Our dynamic alerts change based on the current level of risk and offer clear explanations, meaning people remain engaged and responsive over time.
When a threat occurs, these real-time teachable moments nudge people into Type 2 thinking, enabling them to respond rationally and logically.
Dynamic inbound threat detection in Microsoft 365
- 1 Intelligent anti-phishing detection displayed via dynamic heat-based alerts. Egress Defend delivers anti-phishing banners directly within Microsoft 365, with heat-based warnings that change depending on the level of risk detected. This stops users from becoming desensitized to generic 'external email' warnings and nudges them back to Type 2 thinking with simple guidance when they genuinely need it.
Easy-to-understand anti-phishing insights
- 2 Clear, unobtrusive user interface. When clicked, our alerts take users to a simple interface that offers more detailed guidance.
- 3 Active user learning. Simple, human language explains why the email is a threat for active, in-the-moment user learning that augments your existing SA&T program.
- 4 Transparency and understanding for users. A threat meter offers users further transparency to the level of risk so that they can identify threats and take the right course of action.
Intelligent, real-time alerts to prevent outbound data loss
- 5 Real-time feedback. We provide instantaneous and unobtrusive feedback as emails are composed within Microsoft 365.
- 6 Intelligent notifications. Simple, easy-to-understand prompts only alert users when there’s genuine risk of data loss, such as an incorrect recipient or attachment.
- 7 Clear explanations of security risks. A discreet panel explains why there’s a risk in easy-to-understand language that supports your SA&T program.
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What our customers say
Hear from companies and organizations who use Egress to augment their Security Awareness Training.
If you’re relying on a yearly or even quarterly phishing test, I think you’re leaving major gaps. On going education and real time information have to be a part of your arsenal as well. I’m really impressed by what Egress Defend has been able to provide.
Brad Shafton
Vice President Information Technology at Magnifi Financial
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