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making sure you ' re at acceptable levels , especially on higher risk ones ,” said Ashworth .
Training to protect users on the front line of the cyber threat First Bank has several annual training programmes that they offer , from a compliance standpoint . They also conduct monthly targeted phishing campaigns that function as training exercises to keep people informed , alongside training materials , so that if people do fail , there ’ s refreshers from time-to-time , as well as a weekly newsletter with tips and updates on current events in the cyber world , such as recent breaches .
“ It ' s a learning experience for them and customised so they can share those tips with their families and friends , too .
“ We get a lot of great feedback from the employees on these from around the building . That feedback is really valuable , and we encourage involvement with other teams and projects in order to keep the bank safe ,” said Ashworth .
For customers , too , there are periodic webinars that are also recorded and put up online , providing a bank of useful tips and cyber advice to protect from various fraudulent scams .
“ We post these tips out on our social media feeds and update that on the website , too . We keep our customers and others in our network updated . I ' m pretty vocal on LinkedIn as well as Facebook . It ' s a group thing . It ' s not just up to the security team to have to worry about this . We all have to worry about it ,” he said .
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86 July 2022