Oxfordshire-based Psybersafe receives grant to enhance cyber security training

Psybersafe, which provides online cyber security training to firms across the UK and Europe from its base in Abingdon, has been awarded funding by the Oxford Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).

Through the Innovation Support for Business scheme, OxLEP’s grant will enable Psybersafe to upgrade its dashboard, which provides around 20,000 learners with behavioural insights as they progress and allows clients to check that staff are up to date with the latest training modules.

Founder Mark Brown said: “Cyber security is something that all organisations worry about. A data breach, hack or security issue affects business financially and reputationally.  Most security issues happen because of bad cyber habits and reports suggest that around 90% of successful cyber attacks are caused by human error.

“Psybersafe aims to tackle this problem by encouraging behaviour change in users, allowing them to remain safe online.

“We have spent a great deal of time developing fun, interactive and engaging online training episodes that encourage people to change their cyber behaviours. This grant from OxLEP is good news for us and will help to speed up development and let us share this innovative feature with our clients as quickly as possible.”

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