Building an Effective Cybersecurity Training Program: It's critical to schedule time for simulated exercises and "scrimmages".

This article focuses on building an effective cybersecurity training program by emphasizing the importance of trust, skill development, and regular practice within organizations. It recommends identifying key cybersecurity skills through frameworks like the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework and aligning training with industry standards and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. The article advocates for designing progressive, realistic simulations and exercises to build individual expertise and team cohesion, coupled with ongoing feedback and performance improvement plans. It stresses that continuous investment in training and exercises is essential for organizations to maintain resilience against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.