Anagram takes a gamified approach to employee cybersecurity training

Despite employers requiring their employees to complete yearly cybersecurity training courses, human-driven cybersecurity breaches still happen. The problem could even get substantially worse as generative AI increases the scale and personalization of social engineering campaigns. Anagram, formerly known as Cipher, is taking a new approach to employee cybersecurity training that the company hopes can keep up with the changing nature of these campaigns. The New York-based company built a platform that contains hands-on security training for enterprises. The training includes bite-sized videos and personalized interactive puzzles to teach employees how to spot suspicious emails and communication. These trainings are designed to be more frequent, and more engaging, than the current standard of a once yearly, lengthy training session. Harley Sugarman, the co-founder and CEO of Anagram, told TechCrunch that these activities include tasks like having employees create their own personalize ... Read full article.