The “2012 NCSA/Symantec National Small Business Study” (www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/resources) was conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Symantec. The study found that 87 percent of small businesses have at least one employee who uses the Internet daily.
In addition, 70 percent of owners/operators of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States indicated that they do not provide online safety training for their employees. At the same time, however, 53 percent said it is important for new hires to be highly proficient in basic computer skills relating to the online safety and security of their business.
“Small businesses are a driving force of our economy, and new technologies and online services are becoming an everyday part of how SMBs run their businesses,” said Brian Burch, vice president of Americas Marketing for SMB, Symantec.
“According to Symantec’s research, SMBs have become a key target for cybercriminals, and that trend is bound to continue. Small business owners and employees must do a better job, not only becoming better educated on cybersecurity, but also better at implementing technologies to protect themselves and the information that fuels their businesses,” Burch continues.
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The survey identifies specific areas in which SMBs are looking for strong online safety skills among new hires. For example, 56 percent indicated that new hires should understand privacy protection—with 41 percent saying this is essential and 15 percent indicating that it is important.
In addition, 38 percent said it is essential and 20 percent said it is important for new hires to be familiar with password protection measures, how to identify safe websites, and how to avoid scams.
More than half said it is key for new hires to understand the importance of the ethical use of technology and of protecting intellectual property.
Do you also have employees who access the internet daily? Do you agree with survey participants about the need for employees "to be highly proficient in basic computer skills relating to the online safety and security of their business?"
And are you among the 70 percent of survey respondents who do not provide online security training for your employees?
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TrainingToday is a leading provider of online education programs for employees and supervisors. Each course in our extensive library addresses a specific topic with engaging and interactive presentations, delivering practical advice and clear instructions that trainees will remember long after the training is complete.
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Three Delivery Platforms
TrainingToday offers you the option of three delivery platforms to meet your organization’s needs:
Professional
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Enterprise
The Enterprise includes all the features of the Professional version plus:
- Track and report capability with built-in comprehensive Learning Management System
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SCORM
- Integrate content into your existing LMS
- Easy to tailor to your content, logo, presentation style, and corporate policies
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Over 75 HR and employment training courses covering such topics as Sexual Harassment, Diversity, and the ADA.
The Diversity library is an interactive training program with different modules for supervisors and employees. It features real-world scenarios and insightful commentary from a leading workplace expert and employment law attorney.
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Until now, training has been a real challenge—there’s such a load of extraneous planning, preparing, and tracking involved. But we’ve got good news—BLR’s editors have developed a unique new program that’s done all that work for you.
It’s called TrainingToday. This turnkey service requires no setup, no course development time, no software installation, and no new hardware. Your employees can self-register, and training can be taken anytime (24/7), anywhere there is a PC and an Internet connection. Courses take only about 30 minutes to complete.
TrainingToday automatically documents training. As trainees sign on, their identifications are automatically registered. When the program is completed, the trainee’s score is entered. So, when you want to see who has been trained on any subject, or look at the across-the-board activity of any one employee, it’s all there, instantly available to you, your boss, an inspector—even a plaintiff’s attorney.
Course certificates can be automatically generated from within the training center and are automatically retained for recordkeeping purposes.
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Best of all, in these budget-crunching times, TrainingToday costs only a fraction of what you would pay for a learning management system (LMS). You always know exactly what training will cost, no matter how many programs you use or how many times you use them. There’s just one low annual fee—for unlimited training—calculated by the size of your workforce. Budget once and you’re done!
These are all motivational, actionable courses—for both employees and supervisors—in such key areas as sexual harassment, FMLA, diversity, communication, USERRA, recruiting, and many more. The courses are kept up to date to reflect federal and state regulatory changes and, what’s more, BLR adds new programs continually.
TrainingToday also includes a selection of safety courses—you decide whether you want just the HR courses, the safety courses, or both HR and safety.
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Too often, managers do all the talking in a feedback situation, something I like to call the dreaded Manager’s Monologue – and that is guaranteed to cause trouble. It is vital to engage the employee in open dialogue; to seek to understand their thought processes and reasons. If you don’t listen to them, you may not get a clear understanding as to why the employee is behaving in this manner (do they lack skills, knowledge, etc). You will also increase the likelihood that they will not listen to you.