Yes, but only if it's done right. Most organizations waste money on training that doesn't work because employees click through modules without retention. Your security team knows vulnerabilities and controls exist, but employees continue risky behaviors because the training doesn't connect to their actual workflows or explain why security matters to their specific role.

According to the SANS 2025 Security Awareness Report, social engineering remains the number one threat, amplified by deepfakes and AI voice cloning. Technology alone isn't enough, so training remains essential. When done effectively, employees become your first line of defense rather than your weakest link. They report phishing attempts, question suspicious requests, and follow secure processes.

The challenge is that effective training requires long-term commitment. The same research shows it takes 3-5 years to influence employee behavior and 5-10 years to shape genuine security culture. Building sustainable awareness requires leadership support, role-specific content, and training that connects to actual job functions.

Effective training is targeted, role-specific, and tied to real scenarios employees face. A finance team member needs different security knowledge than a developer, sales representative, or executive leader. When training addresses relatable pain points and demonstrates business impact, employees retain information and change their behavior.

The ROI becomes clear when you compare the cost of training against the cost of a breach. A single successful phishing attack can cost hundreds of thousands or millions in incident response, remediation, regulatory fines, and reputation damage. Investing in practical awareness training that actually changes behavior pays for itself many times over.

ResilientTech Advisors designs awareness training programs that connect security controls to employee workflows, job functions, and business outcomes. Let’s connect to discuss how your organization can move beyond checkbox compliance to building genuine security culture that withstands emerging threats.

Security professionals are experts in technical controls, threat landscapes, and vulnerabilities. But executives and business leaders operate in a different language focused on delivery, revenue, risk, speed, and competitive advantage.

The communication gap creates friction. For example, security teams present technical findings (CVE numbers, CVSS scores, vulnerability counts) that mean nothing to business leaders making strategic decisions. Executives see security as a cost center that blocks progress rather than an enabler that protects growth. Critical security investments get deprioritized because the business case isn't clear.

This disconnect has real consequences. Security teams struggle to get budget approval, face resistance when implementing controls, and become the "Department of No" rather than strategic partners. Meanwhile, executives make uninformed risk decisions because they don't understand actual exposure.

The solution is business acumen for technical teams. Security professionals need skills to translate technical risk into business impact, frame security investments as enablers rather than blockers, communicate in executive-level language, quantify risk in financial terms, and align security roadmaps with business priorities.

When security teams develop these skills, everything changes. They get budget approval faster, face less resistance to security controls, become trusted advisors to executives, influence strategic decisions, and demonstrate measurable value to the organization.

ResilientTech Advisors coaches security teams on stakeholder management, executive communication, and business alignment. Our team includes former FBI senior leadership, Fortune 100 CISOs, compliance, and legal experts who've built programs at scale. We help technical professionals speak the language of business leaders and position security as a competitive advantage. Let’s discuss building business knowledge within your cybersecurity team.

Business acumen is the ability to understand how your organization makes money, manages risk, serves customers, and competes in the market. For security teams, it means connecting technical work to business outcomes that executives care about.

Technical teams often focus on what they know best: vulnerabilities, patches, configurations, threat intelligence, and security tools. But business leaders care about revenue protection, cost reduction, speed to market, customer trust, and competitive positioning. Without business acumen, security teams can't bridge this gap.

Organizations tend to invest heavily in security tools but minimally in developing the people who make those tools effective. Your employees need practical security habits, your technical teams need business context, and your leaders need executive communication skills. One or more gaps will increase risk for your organization.

We teach security professionals to frame security initiatives in business terms, calculate ROI and risk quantification for security investments, identify quick wins that demonstrate value, navigate organizational politics and influence decisions, understand budget cycles and procurement processes, and align security roadmaps with business strategy.

When technical teams develop business acumen, they stop being order-takers and become strategic partners. They prioritize work based on business impact rather than technical severity. They communicate effectively with stakeholders at every level. They understand how to craft security initiatives that benefit the business and get buy-in because they speak the language of business value.

This transforms security from a cost center into a competitive advantage. Executives trust security leadership to make informed trade-offs. Security investments get approved because the business case is clear. Controls get implemented with less friction because teams understand the "why" behind security requirements.

ResilientTech Advisors brings 26 years of experience operating at the intersection of security and business strategy. Our team includes former FBI senior leadership, Fortune 100 CISOs, compliance, and legal experts who've built programs at scale. We've worked with Fortune 100 companies, public sector organizations, and high-growth startups to build security teams that understand business context and communicate value effectively. Let’s discuss how to build business knowledge within your cybersecurity team.

Executive presence is the ability to command attention, inspire confidence, and influence decisions at the leadership level. For cyber leaders (CISOs, security directors, and senior security managers), this means communicating security strategy in business terms that resonate organization-wide at all levels.

Many technical security leaders struggle with executive presence because they were promoted based on technical expertise, not leadership skills. They know security inside and out but find it difficult to simplify complex topics for non-technical audiences, present to boards without overwhelming them with details, influence decisions when they lack direct authority, navigate organizational politics and competing priorities, build relationships with business unit leaders, and translate cyber risk into financial and operational impact.

Our coaching approach focuses on three areas:

1. Strategic communication skills help leaders structure executive-level presentations, distill technical information into clear narratives, use storytelling to make security risks tangible, anticipate executive questions and objections, and adapt messaging for different stakeholder audiences.

2. Stakeholder management teaches leaders to build trust with C-suite executives and board members, manage up effectively without being dismissed, navigate conflicting priorities across business units, influence without formal authority, and position themselves as strategic advisors rather than technical specialists.

3. Board reporting and risk articulation prepares leaders to present cyber risk in business terms executives understand, quantify potential financial impact of security gaps, frame security investments as business enablers, provide clear recommendations without jargon, and demonstrate ROI on security programs.

Coaching is one-on-one and tailored to each leader's specific opportunities for growth. We work with CISOs preparing for board presentations, security directors building relationships with business leaders, and technical managers transitioning into strategic roles. Sessions focus on real scenarios leaders face, with practice, feedback, and refinement.

The result is cyber leaders who command respect at the executive table, get budget and resources approved, influence strategic decisions, navigate organizational complexity, and build security programs aligned with business strategy.

ResilientTech Advisors has coached security leaders across industries from healthcare to defense, financial services to technology. Our team includes former FBI senior leadership and Fortune 100 CISOs who've operated at the highest levels of security and business strategy. Let’s discuss to talk about how your organization can build business knowledge within your cyber team.

Most security awareness training fails because it treats compliance as the goal rather than behavior change. Organizations buy off-the-shelf training platforms, assign annual modules to employees, track completion rates, and check the compliance box. Employees click through content without retention, ignore security policies in daily work, and continue risky behaviors that create vulnerabilities.

This approach doesn't work because the training isn't relevant to actual job functions, doesn't address real scenarios employees face, and uses generic examples that feel disconnected from their work. It focuses on threats employees never encounter, and provides no reinforcement or follow-up after initial training.

Our approach is fundamentally different. We design role-based training tied to specific job functions and workflows. Finance teams learn different security practices than developers or sales representatives. Training addresses threats targeting your industry and organization. We use scenarios employees encounter in their daily work, making security relatable and actionable

We focus on building security habits rather than just awareness. Training includes practical exercises, simulations, and real-world application. We provide reinforcement through ongoing touchpoints, not just annual training. We measure behavior change, not just completion rates.

For technical teams, we go beyond security tools and controls to teach business acumen, stakeholder management, executive communication, and strategic thinking. Security professionals learn to connect technical work to business outcomes, communicate effectively with non-technical audiences, and position security as a business enabler.

For cyber leaders, we provide executive coaching on strategic communication, board reporting, stakeholder influence, and organizational navigation. Leaders develop skills to operate effectively at the executive level and drive security strategy aligned with business priorities.

The results speak for themselves. Organizations running our training programs see a measurable reduction in security incidents, security teams building hands-on capability through practical exercises, and executives gaining confidence in their security posture through improved communication and strategic alignment.

ResilientTech Advisors is led by former FBI senior leadership, Fortune 100 CISOs, and operators who've built security at scale. We bring 26 years of proven expertise in developing security capabilities across entire organizations. Let’s discuss about how our unique approach can benefit your organization.

The timeline depends on the scope of your program and your organization's current maturity, but most organizations see measurable improvements within 30-90 days.

Quick wins (30 days): Immediate behavior changes from role-based awareness training show up fast. Employees report more phishing attempts, follow security policies more consistently, and demonstrate better security habits in daily work. Technical teams applying business acumen principles communicate more effectively with stakeholders and frame security initiatives in business terms.

Sustained improvement (60-90 days): Security incident rates decline as training reinforcement takes hold. Technical teams build practical capability through hands-on exercises and real-world application. Cyber leaders coached on executive presence demonstrate improved board presentations and stakeholder influence. Security programs gain traction because technical teams communicate value effectively.

Long-term transformation (6-12 months): Organizations build genuine security culture where employees actively participate in protecting assets. Security teams become strategic partners rather than cost centers. Cyber leaders operate confidently at the executive level and drive programs aligned with business strategy. The entire organization views security as a competitive advantage rather than a compliance burden.

We structure engagements to deliver value quickly while building sustainable capability over time. Initial assessments identify gaps and prioritize high-impact training areas. Customized programs address your specific needs rather than generic off-the-shelf content. Ongoing reinforcement ensures retention and behavior change beyond initial training. Regular measurement tracks progress and demonstrates ROI to executives.

Most organizations start with a discovery call to discuss team development needs and determine whether our training and coaching approach makes sense for your organization. No sales pitch, just a straightforward conversation about building capabilities.

ResilientTech Advisors designs training and coaching programs for organizations ranging from 50 to 5,000 employees across industries including defense, healthcare, financial services, and technology. Whether you need awareness training for employees, business acumen for technical teams, or executive coaching for cyber leaders, we bring 26 years of proven expertise to develop security capabilities at every level.