OpenText Partners with NINJIO to Enhance Webroot Security Awareness Training for New COVID-19 Reality

As cyberattacks surge, partnership strengthens cybersecurity education and end user training

OpenText, partnered with NINJIO, a leading cybersecurity education content provider, to expand its security awareness training program for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and managed service providers (MSPs). The partnership enhances the Webroot® Security Awareness Training solution with engaging, Hollywood-style videos that feature updated COVID-19 content aimed at encouraging cyber resilient behavior such as identifying phishing emails and malicious URLs.

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“Cybercriminals are not taking a break during the Coronavirus pandemic – in fact they’re working overtime,” said Hal Lonas, CTO of SMB and Consumer at OpenText. “The Webroot Threat Research team, equipped with state-of-the-art AI technology, discovered 1.5 million unique threats in May alone, three times as many in January and a three-year high. The most effective way to improve organizational cyber resilience is through employee education based on real-world threats and consistently reinforcing those learnings with simulation testing.”

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Tailored for SMBs and MSPs, Webroot Security Awareness Training provides phishing simulations and courses on IT and security best practices, as well as data protection and compliance training.

“The team is delighted with automated training. They were able to roll Webroot’s training out to clients with minimal intervention,” said Martin Venter, Senior Engineer at Network Configurations. “Client education allows MSPs to work smarter, not harder.”‘

New course content includes lessons on staying resilient while working from home and on scams that are going viral during COVID-19. Webroot Security Awareness Training arms MSPs and SMBs with resources to easily deploy engaging security education, helping incorporate security awareness into the business culture itself to build cyber resilience, no matter where end users or employees are operating.

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