Every year, companies spend billions on security awareness training — yet the breaches keep coming. Why? Because most of it doesn’t work.
In The Brief with Charles Denyer, Episode 20: “The Great Security Awareness Training Scam: How a Billion-Dollar Industry Is Failing to Protect You,” Charles exposes the truth behind the glossy videos, generic PowerPoints, and annual compliance courses that give executives comfort but leave organizations defenseless.
You’ll hear why the once-a-year “click next to continue” model is a dangerous illusion — and how attackers exploit the exact human behaviors these programs fail to change. Through real-world stories, psychological insights, and hard-hitting analysis, Charles reveals how to replace outdated, performative training with continuous, micro-based, real-world learning that actually works.
This isn’t just another cybersecurity talk — it’s a wake-up call for every organization still treating awareness as an obligation instead of a weapon.
Because the next breach won’t come from a firewall failure — it’ll come from a click, a habit, or a moment of misplaced trust that your training didn’t fix.
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