I write with what I think is a very exciting opportunity. A year or so ago, CATIC instituted mandatory cyber security training for all CATIC/VATC employees via an on-line security company called Wombat.
https://www.wombatsecurity.com/
. We have been training on it for about a year. Frankly, the trainings are fun and very educational.
How it Works
: We are sent an email telling us that a training course (various modules) is available. We simply go to the Wombat website and take the training. The format consists of several slides of information followed by a training quiz. If one doesn’t pass the quiz, there is gentle, remedial training and one keeps taking the quiz until a passing grade is achieved. Each module takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
What’s the Dea
l: While any firm can contact Wombat and purchase their product, it would be relatively expensive on a firm-by-firm basis. So I contacted Wombat and asked to negotiate a group rate. Wombat said yes - so here’s the deal. For $30 per employee per year, your firm can partake in this fun and educational training. If enough VATC offices sign up, the per employee price will go down next year. I envision starting the program in January, 2019 and offering quarterly training sessions. Each session lasts about 15 minutes. Additionally, the program has the ability to send phishing emails to see how vulnerable you, or office staff, are to click-bait emails! This training may help prevent your firm from become the next victim to cyber/security fraud. Think you’ll pass? Remember: Your office is only as strong as the weakest link.
Who should participate
: Anyone and everyone from a solo office with no staff to an office with multiple attorneys and multiple staff members.
Modules
: Examples of subjects for training modules include - Avoiding Dangerous Attachments; Avoiding Dangerous Links; Beyond Passwords; Data Entry Phishing; Email Protection Tools; Email Security; Email Security on Mobile Devices; Insider Threat Overview; Introduction to Phishing; Malicious Insider Threat; Mobile Device Security; Multi-Factor Authentication Password Management; Password Policy; Physical Security; PII; Protecting Against Ransomware; Safe Social Networks; Safer Web Browsing; Security Beyond the Office; Social Engineering; Spear Fishing Threats; URL Training; USB Device Safety.
Your Next Step: Please contact me via email (
amikell@catic.com
) if you would like to partake in this unique training/educational opportunity. I need names and email addresses for each person at the firm who will participate. Oh, and at some point, I will need payment of $30/person for 2019.
My Next Step
: Purchase the group package from Wombat and start training sessions in January, 2019. I anticipate quarterly training sessions with phishing emails interspersed throughout the year. I think this is a unique training opportunity at a low cost!
