Same Old Security Problems: Cyber Training Still Fails Miserably

During Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025, reporters from Dark Reading, TechTarget Search Security, and Cybersecurity Dive discussed persistent security issues: many organizations still use short complex passwords (≈30%), adoption of passphrases and password vaults remains low, and phishing remains effective (64% of executives admitted clicking phishing links; 17% didn’t report). The panel highlighted that AI is making phishing more convincing and argued traditional annual, fear/shame-based awareness training doesn’t change behavior — recommending embedded, behaviorally informed approaches (micro-learning, personalized training, reduced shaming) and wider adoption of modern authentication (SSO, passphrases, vaults) to improve resilience.