Cybersecurity training is often treated as a compliance exercise: Employees complete a course, pass a quiz and get back to work. But as scams and attacks grow more convincing, varied and embedded in everyday communications and workflows, tech leaders need employees to recognize when something feels off and know what to do next. That means thinking beyond security awareness as a periodic event and considering how people build judgment, confidence and good habits on the job.

In Forbes’ coverage of this topic in their article, “Beyond Compliance: How To Build Stronger Cybersecurity Instincts,” members of Forbes Technology Council discuss practical ways tech leaders can help employees develop stronger security instincts as threats continue to expand and evolve, including Veilant’s CEO Erik Wittreich:

Tech leaders need to institutionalize cyber discipline, not just mandate training. That means building security into daily routines, reinforcing good habits through leadership and repetition, and creating a culture where employees understand that protecting data and reducing risk is part of everyone’s job. – Erik Wittreich