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1. Reduce Costs
– How you manage training is always about how you manage costs.
2. Access to Talent
– Especially hard when it gets to Security Awareness Training which is highly specialized.
3. Geographic Reach & Scalability
– Being able to train all employees worldwide via distance learning on the same security processes and procedures, and flex resources.
4. Compliance
– Many organizations these days are required to comply with a multitude of regulations, just take the PCI (Payment Card Industry) Security Program for example.
5. Mitigate Risks
– Training helps to prevent failures and protect from the liabilities of being sued for insufficient training, a clear and present danger in the case of cyber heists.
6. Training is not Core to the Business
– For many organizations, training is a necessity, but the development, management and delivery of training is a distraction.
7. Leverage the Cost of Technology
– One of the first major investments is a Learning Management System. Why incur these costs when the outsourcing company has already paid for it?