CNA has entered into a strategic relationship with Cofense under which Cofense will provide security awareness training as part of CNA CyberPrep.
CNA said in a statement that this was the latest addition to CNA’s suite of cyber liability insurance products designed to help companies take a holistic approach to cyber threats.
CNA explained that phishing attacks remain the top attack risk facing organizations. As a result, it said, educating and training employees remain a critical part of a robust cybersecurity platform. CNA said that its policyholders can take advantage of Cofense’s training tools to include a fully functional-learning management system and more than 20 cyber-related computer-based training modules.
According to CNA, Cofense’s learning management system (“LMS”) helps administrators manage content and ongoing education about cyber security risks, while the company’s computer based training (“CBT”) educates users on the biggest current threats with interactive modules. This two-pronged approach empowers users to input their own lessons and manage Cofense and non-Cofense learning materials all in the same place, CNA added.
CNA said that its policyholders will get access to all Cofense solutions at a preferred rate, and will be eligible for a Cofense Managed Phishing Assessment to provide a benchmark of their current phishing risk and resiliency to help improve their threat identification, mitigation, and response operations.
“Our relationship with CNA brings together multiple types of risk management services. We are helping to create a comprehensive solution for businesses to remain prepared and competitive,” said Rohyt Belani, chief executive officer and co-founder of Cofense. “Working together seamlessly with the other components of CNA CyberPrep, we are confident that our security awareness solutions can help CNA’s policyholders fight phishing threats.”
“In today’s technology-driven world, it is clear that cyber threats represent a critical and growing risk,” said Brian Robb, underwriting director and cyber industry leader at CNA. “Businesses must stay ahead of emerging cyber risks and the security threats they pose, and we want to make sure CNA policyholders have access to the best services and technology available. Cofense is an industry leader in phishing defense solutions and security awareness training, which will deliver great value to our policyholders.”
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].