Definition
Context-Based Micro-Training (CBMT) is a method for implementing cybersecurity training for end-users. CBMT includes goals that describe what such training should aim to facilitate and guidelines that outline how.
Background
Users are expected to behave in a certain way in cyberspace to ensure cybersecurity. Policies and technical controls, for instance, provide rules that regulate how passwords should be created, how users should react to email, and what information is allowed to be given away on the phone. Yet, incorrect or insecure user actions continuously lead to cybersecurity incidents (Safa and Von Solms 2016). The use of training to support users towards secure behavior has been suggested by researchers for decades and is often used in practice. Such training can be delivered to users in different ways that can be grouped as follows:
Scheduled training often takes the form of a live lecture delivered physically or online.On-demand training where the user will access ...