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Cybersecurity Training Evolves Beyond Awareness to Focus on Behavioral Change

Organizations are abandoning traditional security awareness training in favor of human risk management models that prioritize behavioral change. Experts reveal how psychology principles and continuous micro-learning are creating more effective cybersecurity defenses by transforming employee behavior rather than just increasing knowledge.

The Limitations of Traditional Security Awareness

Most successful cyberattacks target the end user through social engineering or exploit systems left vulnerable due to user errors, according to security analysts. Despite significant investments in security awareness training programs, many organizations continue to experience poor security outcomes, sources indicate. The average security awareness training program remains ineffective, offering semi-annual cookie-cutter modules that fail to drive meaningful behavioral change, the report states.

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UK Faces £1.9 Billion Economic Blow from Jaguar Land Rover Cyber Incident

A major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover is projected to become the costliest such incident in UK history, with estimated economic impacts reaching £1.9 billion. The incident has disrupted manufacturing operations and supply chains, affecting over 5,000 organizations nationwide.

Massive Economic Impact

The cyberattack targeting Jaguar Land Rover could potentially cost the UK economy nearly £2 billion, making it the most expensive cybersecurity incident in the country’s history, according to analysis from the Cyber Monitoring Centre. Sources indicate the estimated impact ranges between £1.6 billion and £2.1 billion, affecting more than 5,000 organizations throughout the UK.

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Irish Companies Lag in AI and Quantum Security Preparedness, PwC Survey Reveals

Irish organizations are increasing cybersecurity investments but remain uncertain about AI’s defensive value, according to PwC’s latest survey. While showing strengths in supply chain risk management and staff training, Ireland significantly trails global averages in quantum-resistant technology implementation as emerging threats loom.

Global Cybersecurity Landscape

Organizations worldwide are struggling to prepare for emerging cyberthreats from artificial intelligence and quantum computing, with less than half considered “very capable” of withstanding a major cyberattack, according to PwC’s 2026 Global Digital Trust Insights survey. The comprehensive research, which gathered responses from 4,000 business and technology executives across 72 countries including Ireland, reveals significant gaps in preparedness despite increasing recognition of digital risks.