Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Radesol Bulgaria held a webinar on "Cybersecurity training for employees"

Representatives of Radesol Bulgaria - https://radesol.com/ made a presentation of the EXERCYBE - https://exercybe.com/home/ platform, developed by the company's team. The reason for the creation of the platform is the need for security for all companies, especially those with multiple offices spread across the country and more employees.

The beginning of the idea for the training tool was set in 2017. Its main goal is to build knowledge and skills to recognize phishing attacks. Training takes place without leaving the workplace.

It is a fact that in Bulgaria, micro and small companies are the main providers of employment, but they do not have enough resources to protect themselves in cyberspace. A number of examples of phishing attacks in Bulgaria and Europe were presented. According to the experts from Radesol Bulgaria, the most dangerous are the combined attacks with e-mail, short message /SMS/ and voice message or call, which prompt the recipient to take some action.

 A survey of participants showed that 60% of companies have never conducted phishing training, and 56% do so with instructions sent by e-mail to employees and workers.

The materials are available in Bulgarian and English. Learners receive detailed information on how to recognize phishing attacks, gain knowledge on various aspects of cyber security, password security (at least 10 different characters, words with no logical connection, avoiding frequent changes that require recording), the disadvantages of using pirated software and others. The participants in the training are subjected to phishing simulations related to current public topics /elections, taxes, health care and many others/.

EXERCYBE - https://exercybe.com/home/ is a new generation digital training platform. The service is cloud-based, with no effort to install, configure and manage. The main focus of the specialized module "Anti-phishing" is the cybersecurity of human resources.

The platform provides:

• Initial situational analysis by phishing pen-test
• Cybersecurity digital training
• Monthly simulated email attacks on employees and their training portals for misled employees. The scenarios are in the Bulgarian language and on topical topics for the country
• Quick warning module for suspicious emails through Outlook
• Monthly reports on the results achieved
• Monthly Cyber Security Newsletter

Due to the great interest in the topic, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Radesol Bulgaria will continue the initiatives to inform Bulgarian companies about ways to ensure higher cyber security.