Government Security News 2016 Digital Yearbook

2016
Wombat Security Technologies
2016 Finalist
CyberStrength Assessment Tool
GSN 2016 DIGITAL YEARBOOK OF HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Vendors of IT and Cybersecurity Products and Solutions
Awards Category:
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Best Compliance/Vulnerability Assessment Solution
Reason this entry deserves to win:
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Wombat is dedicated to creating the tools businesses
need to educate their employees on best security
practices. CyberStrength is one of these tools. It was
launched in 2013 and has since revolutionized the
concept of employee knowledge assessments, giving
breadth and depth to all areas of a security training program.
The scenario-based CyberStrength format offers a
less invasive way to evaluate knowledge levels and use
that information to plan a cybersecurity education plan
that will be the most effective at managing end-user risk.
CyberStrength is part of the Assess component of
Wombat’s Continuous Training Methodology. Organizations
that have used this cyclical, ongoing approach to
security awareness and training have realized up to a
90% reduction in successful external phishing attacks
and malware infections. Moreover, CyberStrength offers
a library of more than 150 questions in ten categories.
International organizations are able to use translated
content to evaluate employees in their native languages,
and administrators can create custom questions to
assess knowledge of company policies or compliancerelated
issues. In addition, Wombat developed seven
Predefined CyberStrength options to help administrators
streamline the evaluation process. Additionally,
security professionals can automatically assign follow-up
training for end users whose assessment results show a
gap in understanding that could equate to an increased
risk to organizational security.
CyberStrength is the first tool of its kind. It enables
businesses to create, administer, and analyze the results
of organization-wide cybersecurity knowledge evaluations.
Furthermore, its ability to identify areas of susceptibility
beyond phishing attacks supports Wombat’s
vision of an end-to-end security solution.
Link to Web Page of Nominated Organization:
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https://www.wombatsecurity.com/
Link to additional information:
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https://www.wombatsecurity.com/security-education/security-awareness-knowledge-assessment
YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBnzLGupBG8
Nominating contact for this entry:
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Daria Ivanova, Account Coordinator
SHIFT Communications
office: 512-792-2543
cell: 713-705-0158
Nominating contact email address:
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divanova@shiftcomm.com
Nominating organization address:
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SHIFT Communications
200 E 6th Street, #202
Austin, TX 78701
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