Why Behaviour Assessments Matter
Traditional training focuses on knowledge. Behaviour Assessments go deeper by evaluating how employees actually respond to cyber threats in real-world work scenarios.
Assess real-world security decision-making instead of theoretical knowledge.
Identify behavioral patterns and cognitive biases affecting security choices.
Pinpoint role-specific security risks for different job functions.
Ensure compliance with industry regulations & security policies.
Use data-driven insights to enhance cybersecurity training programs.
Measure the Effectiveness (ROI) of Security Training Over Time.
The 6-Step Behaviour Assessment Process
Discover a logical, 6-step process from definition to recommendation.
Step 1: Define Assessment Scope
Determine if the assessment will cover the entire organization, specific departments, or high-risk roles based on security priorities. It can be broad (all employees) or targeted (e.g., Finance, IT, HR) to address key risks and compliance needs.
Step 2: Identify the roles and behaviours to be tested.
Identify the departments and roles to be tested. Choose ‘end-users’ for organization-wide sampling or focus on specific roles like ‘customer data handlers’ or ‘software developers’ for targeted assessments.
Step 3: Develop Assessments with Real-World Scenarios
Design real-world scenario-based questions that assess how employees respond to real-life situations such as phishing emails, customer data handling, or supply chain security, evaluate actual security behaviors in workplace situations.
Step 4: Administer the Assessment (Anonymously)
Deploy the assessment to target groups with a controlled rollout. Conducting assessments anonymously, without collecting PII, ensures honest responses, focuses on organizational risk trends, and eliminates privacy concerns.
Step 5: Analyze Behavioral Data with Power BI Dashboards
Power BI dashboards deliver real-time risk scoring, benchmarking, and visual insights, enabling security teams to pinpoint high-risk areas, analyze department-wise behaviors, and align training with actual vulnerabilities.
Step 6: Recommend Targeted Interventions
Based on assessment insights, organizations can implement targeted security improvements, such as role-specific training, strengthening compensatory controls like multi-factor authentication, and updating security policies.
Experience an Assessment
See how our Behaviour Assessments evaluate real-world cybersecurity decision-making. Explore a sample assessment and discover how employees respond to role-specific security scenarios.
Note: For a role-specific behaviour assessment, select the role to be assessed from the drop-down after opening the assessment form.
Comprehensive Insights with Power BI Dashboards
Our Power BI-powered Behaviour Assessment Dashboards provide organizations with data-driven visibility into workforce cybersecurity behaviors, enabling informed decision-making and strategic interventions.
Fig. Sample Behaviour Assessment Dashboard
Key Insights Delivered
Gain a comprehensive understanding of workforce cyber security behaviors with detailed analytics and benchmarking. These insights help organizations identify vulnerabilities, measure security culture, and implement targeted improvements.
Overall Behavior Score
A consolidated metric reflecting the organization’s security posture.
Industry Benchmarking
Compare workforce security behaviors against industry standards.
Department-Wise Behavioral Risk
Identify high-risk teams and focus interventions where needed.
Top Behavioural Risk Categories
Highlight the most critical security behaviors requiring immediate attention.
Impact for Security Leaders
By identifying high-risk behaviors and benchmarking against industry standards, cyber security leaders can take targeted, measurable actions to enhance security culture.
Measurable Security Maturity
Track progress, assess intervention effectiveness, and demonstrate improvements to stakeholders.
Clear Risk Visibility
Deep dive into cyber security behavioural risks across the workforce.
Prioritization of High-Risk Behaviours
Identify departments or specific teams for targeted mitigation strategies.
Improve Security Awareness Programs
Drive continuous behavioural improvement with targeted, role-specific security awareness programs.
ReSeBI – Resilient Security Behaviour Index
The Resilient Security Behaviour Index (ReSeBI) is Security Quotient’s internally developed core framework that powers our Behaviour Assessments, offering a structured and data-driven approach to measuring, analysing, and improving cybersecurity behaviours across an organization. Unlike traditional security assessments that focus on knowledge retention, ReSeBI evaluates real-world decision-making and behavioural patterns in cybersecurity scenarios.
How ReSeBI works?
ReSeBI categorizes cyber security behaviours into general and role-specific competencies, ensuring that employees are assessed on the actual security risks they face in their daily work.
Maps essential security behaviours to job roles and responsibilities.
Identifies decision-making patterns and cognitive biases that impact security choices.
Aligns with industry regulations and frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST & GDPR.
Provides behavioural scoring to benchmark individuals, departments, and industries.
A Role-Based Approach to Cyber Security Behaviour
ReSeBI is not a one-size-fits-all model—it tailors cybersecurity assessments based on the unique security responsibilities of each role. From finance teams handling payment security to software developers ensuring secure coding practices, ReSeBI ensures that each role is assessed against the threats most relevant to their daily functions.
General Employees
End-users across all departments to assess baseline cybersecurity behavior.
Finance Professionals
Managing financial transactions, payment security, and fraud prevention.
IT & Security Teams
Handling system administration, network security, and endpoint protection.
Software Developers
Ensuring secure coding, vulnerability management, and secure DevOps practices.
HR Professionals
Managing employee data security, background verification, and offboarding risks.
Marketing & Sales Teams
Handling customer data, campaign security, and CRM system access.
Customer Support Representatives
Securing customer interactions, identity verification, and data handling.
Research & Development (R&D) Teams
Protecting intellectual property and secure collaboration.
Supply Chain & Procurement Teams
Managing third-party risk, vendor security, and contract integrity.
Executives & Leadership
Decision-makers facing social engineering, spear-phishing, and insider threats.
Behavioural Bias Matrix
The Behavioral Bias Matrix is a structured model within the ReSeBI Framework that maps essential cybersecurity behaviors to the cognitive biases influencing security decisions. It highlights how inherent human tendencies—whether overconfidence, avoidance, or social conformity—can either reinforce security best practices or introduce vulnerabilities.
By identifying these biases, organizations can address behavioral risks proactively, tailoring security interventions to align with real-world decision-making tendencies rather than relying solely on theoretical awareness training.
Cyber Security Behaviour
Behaviour Motivator
Bias in Play
Ignoring Security Best Practices
Belief in Personal Immunity
Optimism Bias – Downplaying the risk of an unintended cyber security incident
Delaying Security Measures
Action Only After Incident
Avoidance Bias – Ignoring security risks to avoid inconvenience
Following Team Practices Without Question
Influence of Group Behavior
Social Proof Bias – Assuming security behaviors of peers must be correct.
Reacting Emotionally to Security Threats
Emotional Overreaction
Panic Bias – Making rushed security decisions based on fear.
View the complete bias table here.
Behaviour Assessments vs. Traditional Security Awareness Training
Traditional security awareness training focuses on knowledge retention, but it doesn’t always translate into secure behaviors. Behaviour Assessments bridge this gap by evaluating how employees actually respond to cybersecurity threats in real-world scenarios. This approach moves beyond passive learning, providing data-driven insights into decision-making patterns, cognitive biases, and role-specific risks.
Feature
Traditional Awareness Training
Behaviour Assessments
Focus
Theoretical Knowledge
Real-World Security Behaviours
Engagement
Passive Learning (Videos, Courses)
Active Decision-Making in Scenarios
Risk Identification
Generalized Security Topics
Role-Specific Risk Insights
Cognitive Bias Detection
❌ No Bias Awareness
✅ Identifies Risky Decision-Making Biases
Measurement
Knowledge Retention
Behavioral Change & Risk Trends
Why Choose Behaviour Assessments?
Behaviour Assessments go beyond traditional awareness training, leveraging real-world scenarios, cognitive bias analysis, and data-driven insights to measure and improve cybersecurity decision-making. With role-specific evaluations, Power BI dashboards, and ReSeBI-driven insights, organizations can build a resilient security culture that drives measurable, long-term improvements.
Built on ReSeBI
A structured, research-backed security behavior model.
Deep Insights with Dashboards
Data-driven decision-making for CISOs.
Role-Based & Industry-Specific
Customization for unique security challenges.
Bias Identification & Remediation
Helps organizations predict & mitigate human risks.
Continuous Improvement
Track progress and refine security strategies for sustained risk reduction.
Benchmarking & Compliance Tracking
Aligns with ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR etc.
