Infosec and Cythera Bring Award-Winning Security Education to Australian Organizations
July 21, 2021
EmployeeProtect cyber awareness training solution now equipped with 2,000+ Infosec IQ education resources
MADISON, WI, July 21, 2021 — Infosec Institute, the leading cybersecurity education company, today announced it has partnered with Cythera to bring its award-winning security awareness training and phishing simulator to the Cythera Security Platform (CSP). Cythera is an Australian-based security service provider dedicated to helping clients reduce business risk with defence-in-depth architectures underpinned by industry best practices.
This new partnership adds over 2,000 Infosec IQ awareness training modules, phishing simulations, assessments, supporting resources and more to EmployeeProtect, Cythera’s cyber awareness training solution. EmployeeProtect includes Cythera managed services to help businesses boost employee security awareness, reduce business risk and meet compliance without requiring a dedicated training program manager.
“We’re proud to partner with Cythera to equip even more organizations with the knowledge, skills and confidence to outsmart cybercrime,” said Jack Koziol, Infosec CEO and founder. “Cyber awareness and mastery of essential skills like password and email security play critical roles in the success of any knowledge worker. Partnering with Cythera enables us to expand our reach into new markets and help even more employees stay cyber-secure at work and at home.”
A Leader in the 2020 Forrester Wave for Security Awareness & Training, Infosec IQ equips organizations with everything needed to prepare employees to detect, report and defeat cybercrime. The platform also features the newly released Infosec IQ Cybersecurity Culture Survey, an innovative way for Cythera clients to measure security culture by analyzing employee attitudes and perceptions towards cybersecurity and security training efforts.
“We are delighted to partner with Infosec to provide best-in-class cyber awareness education to our valued clients,” said Tim Sank, Cythera co-founder and sales manager. “We recognize that a significant percentage of cyber-threats target our customers' employees and it is crucial to deliver the very best awareness training to reduce human cyber-risk. The Infosec IQ platform offers our customers a comprehensive cyber-training portfolio which allows for customisable awareness content and simulations to meet individual employee learning styles and business types.”
Learn more about Infosec IQ and the Cythera Security Platform.
About Cythera
Cythera is an Australian cybersecurity organization formed by industry veterans to provide specialist security services which protect growing enterprises from cyber-attacks. Cythera has developed a comprehensive portfolio of security services, delivered under the Cythera Security Platform (CSP), which delivers ongoing protection from common and emerging cyber threats, 24x7 security monitoring, incident response, awareness training and ongoing cyber-assurance services. Cythera’s cyber security solutions are designed to deliver turn-key security outcomes, using enterprise-grade technology solutions, which are delivered as a service and consumed on a month-by-month basis for a predictable, low monthly fee.
About Infosec
Infosec is the leading cybersecurity education company helping IT and security professionals advance their careers and empowering employees to be cyber-safe at work and home. Its mission is to equip individuals and organizations with the knowledge and skills to confidently outsmart cybercrime. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent and teams, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness and phishing training. Follow Infosec on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Infosec’s Resources Blog for the latest news, or visit infosecinstitute.com for more information.
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