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From Clicks to Confidence: How Positive Phishing Transforms Cybersecurity Training with Craig Taylor

By Candy Messer

Are your employees afraid of clicking the wrong email? Flip the script on fear-based training. Learn how positive phishing and gamified cyber literacy create lasting behavioral change.
#CyberSecurity #EmployeeTraining #PositivePhishing #CyberAwareness #SmallBusinessTips 

Key Notes 

  • Traditional phishing tests punish mistakes—CyberHoot flips this with positive reinforcement
  • Gamification includes avatars, points, CE credits, and behavioral nudges. 
  • Phishing simulations are open-book, guided, and repeatable, encouraging retention and confidence. 
  • Ideal for small businesses, especially those overwhelmed by security complexity. 
  • Training is automatic, multimodal (videos, quizzes, etc.), and updated yearly. 
  • Affordable pricing: Starting at $60/month for 15 users. Discounts available. 
https://cyberhoot.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmtaylor

https://www.facebook.com/CyberHoot

https://twitter.com/CyberHoots

Offer 

  • Business Discount: 20% off for life with referral code “affordablebookkeeping” at cyberhoot.com/business 
  • Free Individual Training for Life: cyberhoot.com/individuals 
  • Includes: Free onboarding, automated content, and CE credits 

Meet Craig

Craig Taylor is a Certified Information Systems 

Security Professional (CISSP) since 2001, and a 25- 

year veteran of Cybersecurity. In 2014 he cofounded a cybersecurity training company - 

CyberHoot - to help SMBs and MSPs learn cyber 

literacy. During his career, Craig has led 

cybersecurity organizations in Web Hosting (CSC), 

Finance (JP Morgan Chase), and manufacturing 

(Vistaprint). Additionally, Craig leads a 

cybersecurity consultancy delivering virtual Chief 

Information Security Officer (vCISO) services to 

more than 50 companies (all sizes and industries). 

Craig is a Toastmaster (public speaking), a 

Rotarian (community service), and a fundraiser 

(Cancer research) having raised 130k riding in the 

Pan Mass Challenge for 10+ years.