Same Old Security Problems: Cyber Training Still Fails Miserably
Dark Reading, Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Editors from Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive, and TechTarget Search Security break down the depressing state of cybersecurity awareness campaigns and how organizations can overcome basic struggles with password hygiene and phishing attacks.
It's a story we've all heard before, yet somehow, we keep living it. Despite years of cybersecurity awareness campaigns, training sessions, and technological advances, the same fundamental security challenges continue to plague organizations worldwide.
This past October, during Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025, three seasoned cybersecurity journalists, from Dark Reading, Tech Target Search Security, and Cybersecurity Dive, came together to examine a frustrating reality: We're still fighting the same battles we were fighting decades ago. Their candid discussion in this month's "Reporters Notebook" reveals why password hygiene remains poor and phishing attacks keep working, even as we pour resources into awareness programs that seem to miss the mark.