Cybersecurity awareness quiz: Questions and answers

Employees are often cited as the weakest link in enterprise cybersecurity. Verizon's "2025 Data Breach Investigations Report" supports this view, finding that about 60% of all breaches involve the human element, from human error to stolen credentials to social engineering.

Accidental or malicious, insider threats can cause enormous financial and reputational damage. The good news is that employees are also an organization's first line of defense -- if they receive the proper training.

Security tools can alleviate the chances of insider threats, but to really drill down to the root cause and prevent user-related security incidents at their core, IT leaders need to create and implement a comprehensive and consistent cybersecurity awareness training program.

The following security awareness training quiz contains questions designed to test and reinforce employee cybersecurity fundamentals. Get a baseline of cybersecurity knowledge and discover where employees need more training.

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Sharon Shea is executive editor of Informa TechTarget's SearchSecurity site.