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title: New Survey Uncovers Primary Challenges in Creating A Security Culture
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# [New Survey Uncovers Primary Challenges in Creating A Security Culture](https://blog.knowbe4.com/new-survey-uncovers-primary-challenges-in-creating-a-security-culture)

 Written by [Stu Sjouwerman](https://blog.knowbe4.com/author/stu-sjouwerman) | Jun 20, 2019 3:18:19 PM

New survey data from security vendor nCipher uncovers why organizations are finding it difficult to engage users to participate willingly in security-minded processes and behaviors.

Getting an organization to change the way it does business isn’t easy. It involves a lot of planning, budget, communication, training, and testing. According to [nCipher’s Infosecurity Survey 2019](https://go.ncipher.com/rs/104-QOX-775/images/Infosecurity-2019-survey-pr.pdf), 29% of security spending involves employee training and 83% of organizations offer some level of cybersecurity training to employees.

And yet, according to the report, 66% of organizations find users unwilling to adapt to more secure processes and behaviors.

*So, why are organizations having a tough time?*

According to the survey, some of the issues that may be responsible are:

- A lack of skilled resource in-house to conduct training (67%)
- A lack of support from the board and wider C-suite (55%)
- A lack of best practice guidelines to work towards and implement (63%)

[Adoption by users is the key to a security culture](https://blog.knowbe4.com/cyber-security-is-about-culture-and-people-not-technology). And, it seems from the report data, that organizations are merely walking through the paces of security training, rather than making a concerted effort to actually change the culture within the organization – one that involves getting executive buy-in and support, proper planning, [leveraging employee security champions](https://blog.knowbe4.com/the-need-for-security-champions-as-part-of-your-security-culture), and utilizing new school [Security Awareness Training](https://www.knowbe4.com/products/enterprise-security-awareness-training/) that goes beyond the infrequent breakroom training and ineffective email updates sent out by IT.

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