Cyber Security Training: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right

🚀 How to Master Cyber Security Skills

Just like any other skill, cyber security requires practice and training. No one is born an expert. To become skilled, you need to:

• Learn the basics and build up

• Keep your knowledge up to date

• Practise regularly in a safe lab environment

Using training platforms helps avoid risks to real systems while providing hands-on experience. That’s why platforms like TryHackMe are so useful—they give you a space to practise safely and effectively.

🧠 The Power of Prevention

As the saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Cyber security is no different. It's much better to learn in a training environment than during a real-life cyber attack. Training:

• Improves your team's skill level

• Reduces the chance of costly incidents

• Helps teams react faster and smarter during threats

👥 Training Helps the Whole Organisation

Training is not just for individuals—it helps the entire organisation by:

• Increasing team strength without hiring more people

• Preparing staff before an attack happens

• Letting junior hires ramp up quickly

• Saving senior staff time from repeating the same lessons

Centralised Training Benefits:

• Creates a common knowledge baseline

• Replaces vague terms like “junior” or “senior” with clear skill levels

• Helps managers assign the right tasks to the right people

• Shows each employee their growth path

🎯 Efficient Way to Train Junior Cyber Security Hires

Provide structured hands-on training, mentorship, and real-world tasks in a safe environment.

This is the most efficient way to help junior hires grow fast and confidently.

🧮 Cyber Security Training ROI (Return on Investment)

✅ Example 1:

• Team Size: 10 employees

• Cost per employee/year: $80,000

• Productivity increase: 4%

• Savings: 10 × 4% × $80,000 = $32,000

• Training cost: 10 × $500 = $5,000

• ROI: $32,000 / $5,000 = 640%

✅ Example 2 (Your Task):

• Team Size: 20 employees

• Cost per employee/year: $50,000

• Productivity increase: 4%

• Savings: 20 × 4% × $50,000 = $40,000

• Training cost: 20 × $500 = $10,000

• ROI: $40,000 / $10,000 = 400%

🛠️ Custom Training for Large Organisations

For small teams, ready-made training works fine. But for large teams (20+ members) or specific needs, custom training is better.

TryHackMe's Content Studio allows companies to:

• Create custom training modules

• Match training with company tools and goals

Large companies also want:

• SSO (Single Sign-On) support

• APIs to connect with their existing systems

• Seamless integration with HR, LMS, and other platforms

🤝 Training Builds Teams

Training isn’t just about skills—it also boosts morale and teamwork.
Activities like Capture The Flag (CTF) games make learning fun and build friendships within the team. That unity helps during real-world cyber challenges.