Strengthen your Cybersecurity Culture with DVMS-CAT™

One of the most effective ways for an organisation to reduce cyber risk is by fostering a positive cybersecurity awareness culture. This involves instilling in employees the understanding that cyber risks are real and that their daily actions have a direct impact on these risks.

Building a positive cybersecurity culture is one of the most effective ways to mitigate this risk. The DVMS Cybersecurity Culture Assessment Tool (DVMS-CAT™) helps organisations gain a comprehensive understanding of their employees’ attitudes and perceptions towards key cybersecurity issues.

What is the DVMS Cybersecurity Culture Assessment Tool (DVMS-CAT™)?

The Cybersecurity Culture Assessment Tool (DVMS-CAT™) provides a comprehensive assessment of your employees’ attitudes and perceptions towards critical cybersecurity issues. After gathering the results, the tool generates a detailed report with actionable insights and recommended next steps, helping your organisation protect its digital business value.

The DVMS-CAT survey and its resulting report uses the Johnson and Scholes culture web as a lens to examine the intricate tapestry woven within an organisation. 

The comprehensive 67-question survey designed to understand employees’ attitudes and perceptions towards cybersecurity matters. Once responses are collected, the organisation is scored against known factors that drive a positive culture.

These factors include: 

The tool provides actionable insights and advisable next steps based on the results. Organisations can then perform in-depth analysis and filtering to understand their current state better and build a plan to reach their future state.

The report serves as the first step in that journey.

Download an example report here

How do you build a positive cybersecurity culture?

The journey to building a positive cybersecurity culture starts with a commitment from executive management. Executive leadership will define the journey’s characteristics by answering the following questions.

• Where are we now? (assessing the current state)
• Where are we going? (planning for the future state)
• Why are we going? (justification for capital investment)
• How will we handle the unexpected? (change management plan)
• How will we measure success? (metrics and feedback)

This approach will provide executive leadership with the data to justify the investments required to assess the organisation's current state and to build and implement the plan to realise its future cybersecurity culture state.

Key features of DVMS-CAT

In-Depth Survey: The DVMS-CAT™ includes a detailed 67-question survey designed to capture employees’ views on cybersecurity. This survey covers various factors that influence a positive cybersecurity culture, such as leadership commitment, management capabilities, and organisational structures.

Actionable Insights: After collecting responses, the tool provides a thorough report with actionable insights and recommendations. This report helps organisations identify strengths and areas for improvement, enabling them to develop effective strategies to enhance their cybersecurity culture.

Strategic Planning: The assessment process begins with executive leadership defining the journey’s characteristics by answering critical questions about the current state, future goals, justification for investments, change management plans, and success metrics. This structured approach ensures that the organisation is well-prepared to build and sustain a robust cybersecurity culture.

Benefits for using the DVMS-CAT 

• Risk Reduction: By fostering a positive cybersecurity culture, organisations can significantly reduce the risk of cyber-attacks and breaches.
• Employee Engagement: Engaging employees in cybersecurity awareness initiatives helps create a mindset that recognises the importance of cybersecurity in daily operations.
• Continuous Improvement: The insights gained from the DVMS-CAT™ enable organisations to continuously improve their cybersecurity practices and adapt to evolving threats.

Pricing

Pricing for the DVMS-CAT™ is based on the number of people employed by the organisation. Should the number of employees increase, or you wish to expand the licence to cover other parts of the organisation, you will be required to upgrade to the next band.

To access the Tool, confirm the licence size you require per year and contact us for an official quote.

Pricing is in £ GBP ex taxes, a quote in your local currency will be provided.