{"id":15674,"date":"2026-10-13T16:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=15674"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:15:41","slug":"security-behavior-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Behavior Score: Can a Portable One Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A portable credit score for cyber behavior is an appealing idea. It would be one number, built from how a person reports phishing, handles data, and follows the rules, and it would follow them from job to job. The goal is sound, because employers check what people know far better than how they act. Still, a portable security behavior score runs into four problems. Scores are not comparable, people cannot dispute them, privacy law limits them, and incentives bend them. What works today is an internal score that coaches people, not one that judges them.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#The_Idea_in_Brief\" >The Idea in Brief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#What_Credit_Scores_Got_Right\" >What Credit Scores Got Right<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our Expert<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Problem_1_Behavior_Scores_Are_Not_Comparable\" >Problem 1: Behavior Scores Are Not Comparable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Problem_2_There_Is_No_Right_to_Dispute\" >Problem 2: There Is No Right to Dispute<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Problem_3_The_Law_Gets_in_the_Way\" >Problem 3: The Law Gets in the Way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Problem_4_Incentives_Can_Backfire\" >Problem 4: Incentives Can Backfire<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#What_Works_Instead_An_Internal_Score_Used_for_Coaching\" >What Works Instead: An Internal Score Used for Coaching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#What_Can_Travel_Today\" >What Can Travel Today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Build_the_Internal_Version_With_TSAT\" >Build the Internal Version With TSAT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#The_Bottom_Line\" >The Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/security-behavior-score\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Idea_in_Brief\"><\/span>The Idea in Brief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporters point to lending. Before standard scores, lenders judged risk case by case. Then a single score, built on behavior data, gave them a common yardstick that moved with the borrower. Applied to security, an employee&#8217;s record of reporting phishing, passing phishing tests, and following data rules would travel with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The motivation is real. Employers check certificates and references, yet they rarely see how someone acts when security gets in the way. Staff also spend hours on training that leaves no lasting proof. So a security behavior score would, in theory, make good habits something a person owns. <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/human-risk-management\/\">Human risk management<\/a> already tries to measure those habits inside one company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Credit_Scores_Got_Right\"><\/span>What Credit Scores Got Right<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Credit scores work for reasons beyond the number itself. Lenders agree on the inputs, and the law gives people rights. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, people can get a copy of their report, dispute inaccurate information, and add an explanation if a dispute is not resolved, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfico.com\/Credit-Education\/Questions\/fix-errors-on-credit-report\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as myFICO explains<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Credit score<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Security behavior score today<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Agreed inputs<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No, each employer chooses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Comparable across lenders or employers<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No, simulations differ in difficulty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Right to see the data<\/td><td>Yes, by law<\/td><td>Only if the employer allows it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Right to dispute errors<\/td><td>Yes, by law<\/td><td>No equivalent right<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Legal framework<\/td><td>Established<\/td><td>Mixed and untested<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A security score would copy the number but none of the safeguards. 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They also find that a lure is much harder to spot when its premise matches the target&#8217;s work context. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/csrc.nist.gov\/pubs\/conference\/2019\/02\/24\/rating-human-phishing-message-detection-difficulty\/final\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phish Scale paper<\/a> rates difficulty by cues and by that alignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So two employers can test equally careful staff and report very different numbers. A behavior score built from phishing test results measures the lure as much as the person. Reporting rates also depend on the tool, the culture, and the wording of the prompt. A portable score would need one shared scale for how hard a lure is, shared inputs, and an independent referee. None of those exists, and <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/metrics-for-measuring-the-impact-of-security-training\/\">the metrics that hold up<\/a> stay inside one program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problem_2_There_Is_No_Right_to_Dispute\"><\/span>Problem 2: There Is No Right to Dispute<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A credit report can be wrong, and the law lets people fix it. A behavior score has no such path. Suppose a phishing test flagged someone who was on leave, or counted a real report as a failure. The person has no bureau to call. A new employer would then see a number with no context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In lending, a wrong score affects a loan. In hiring, a wrong behavior score could cost someone a job. The harm is real, yet nobody has to correct it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problem_3_The_Law_Gets_in_the_Way\"><\/span>Problem 3: The Law Gets in the Way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the EU, Article 22 of the GDPR gives people the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that has legal or similarly significant effects. <a href=\"https:\/\/gdpr-info.eu\/art-22-gdpr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The article&#8217;s text<\/a> is short. Still, a hiring decision based mainly on a behavior score could fall under it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other rules also apply, such as limits on how long and for what purpose employee data can be held. Rules differ by country, so get legal advice before any behavior score about an employee leaves your company. This post is not legal advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problem_4_Incentives_Can_Backfire\"><\/span>Problem 4: Incentives Can Backfire<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any score people are judged on will be gamed. Staff may report everything to raise a reporting rate, which floods the security team. They may also avoid opening anything useful. Worst of all, they may stop reporting their own mistakes, because a visible failure could follow them to the next job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That last effect does the most damage. Reporting a mistake quickly is exactly what security teams need, yet a portable score would punish it. A healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-incident-reporting-culture-prevents-greater-damage\/\">incident reporting culture<\/a> depends on the opposite incentive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Works_Instead_An_Internal_Score_Used_for_Coaching\"><\/span>What Works Instead: An Internal Score Used for Coaching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound version of the idea stays inside the company. So seven principles keep an internal behavior score fair and useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use sustained behavior.<\/strong> Look at patterns over months, not one-off events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adjust for how hard the test was.<\/strong> A tough phishing test should not lower someone&#8217;s score unfairly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show people their own score.<\/strong> Explain how it is calculated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Let old data fade.<\/strong> A mistake from two years ago should not define someone today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reward fast reporting.<\/strong> Owning a mistake should raise the score, not lower it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coach, never punish.<\/strong> Use scores to direct training, not discipline or hiring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Group the data for leaders.<\/strong> Show individuals only to themselves and a small review group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A guide to measuring an <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/measure-employee-cyber-risk-score\/\">employee cyber risk score<\/a> covers the mechanics inside one organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Can_Travel_Today\"><\/span>What Can Travel Today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completion credentials already travel. A certificate shows that someone finished a course, and many courses issue one. That proves knowledge, not behavior, so treat it as a useful signal rather than a trust score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a portable behavior score ever arrives, four things must come first. It needs one shared scale for how hard a lure is, and agreed inputs. The employee must control what gets shared. And an independent party must be able to resolve disputes. Until then, a behavior score is safest as a private coaching tool, where mistakes can be corrected quietly and nobody else sees them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_the_Internal_Version_With_TSAT\"><\/span>Build the Internal Version With TSAT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/threatcop-security-awareness-training\">Threatcop Security Awareness Training (TSAT)<\/a> supports the internal version of this idea. Its Employee Vulnerability Score rates each employee, which turns a department average into a named list. Coaching then reaches the people whose behavior carries risk. Repeat-offender identification shows who keeps falling for the same type of lure, and average breach time shows how fast a lure becomes a compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TSAT also runs simulations across multiple attack vectors, so the rating reflects more than email alone. It keeps groups current through Active Directory integration as people change roles. Its executive report and real-time dashboard give leaders the group picture without exposing individuals. The Employee Vulnerability Score is an internal rating for coaching. It is not a portable credential, and nobody should use it as one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bottom_Line\"><\/span>The Bottom Line<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea behind a credit score for cyber behavior is worth taking seriously, because behavior is what actually protects an organization. But a portable score would inherit none of the safeguards that make credit scores work. Simulations are not comparable, and people cannot dispute errors. Privacy law limits the use, and incentives would punish the honest reporting security teams need. So build the internal version first. Score sustained behavior, adjust for how hard each test was, show people their own results, and use the score to coach. Trust is earned inside a program that people believe is fair, and a score that people trust is the only kind that changes behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-easy-accordion-block sp-eab-regular-accordion alignwide\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-wrapper sp-eab-vertical-accordion sp-eab-887debc88eab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion sp-eab-mode-vertical sp-eab-vertical-one sp-d-flex' data-accordion-settings=\"{&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;activeEvent&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;defaultAccordionOpen&quot;:&quot;first-item&quot;,&quot;selectedItemOpen&quot;:0,&quot;openMultiItemAtaTime&quot;:false,&quot;scrollToTopOnLoad&quot;:false,&quot;scrollToTopOnClick&quot;:false,&quot;accordionItemToUrl&quot;:false,&quot;animationEffect&quot;:false,&quot;applyAccessibility&quot;:true}\">\n        \t    \t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-0ca64a2f7289\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-c88eab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-c88eab'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is a security behavior score?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-c88eab'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A security behavior score is a rating of how a person acts on security tasks, such as reporting phishing, passing phishing tests, and following data rules. Companies use it to direct coaching. A portable version, shared across employers, is a proposal and not a standard.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-fee187adf39f\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-c88eab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-c88eab'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan a cyber behavior score be portable between employers?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-c88eab'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not reliably today. Phishing tests vary in difficulty, so click rates do not match up across companies. People also have no right to dispute a score, and privacy law limits how it can be used in hiring. So a shared scale for lure difficulty and legal safeguards would need to come first.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-2ba5675dd591\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-c88eab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-c88eab'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is a security behavior score different from a credit score?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-c88eab'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A credit score uses agreed inputs and comes with legal rights to see, dispute, and explain the data. A security behavior score has none of those safeguards yet. Because each employer builds its own, two scores cannot be compared fairly.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-ae9da22cf4da\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-c88eab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-c88eab'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs it legal to score employee security behavior?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-c88eab'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scoring staff internally for coaching is common, but rules differ by country. In the EU, GDPR Article 22 limits decisions based solely on automated profiling with significant effects, which could include hiring. So get legal advice before using a score for decisions about people. This is not legal advice.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid =\"sp-eab-item-eb2014c447f4\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sp-eab-accordion-item eab-item-c88eab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-eab-accordion-item-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='sp-eab-accordion-heading sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-heading-c88eab'\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center eab-icon-position-end'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-start sp-d-flex sp-justify-left sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-title-subtitle-wrapper sp-d-flex'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-wrapper sp-d-flex sp-align-center'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-title-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow should an organization use an employee security score?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-accordion-header-end eab-icon-animated'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='sp-eab-expand-collapse-icon sp-d-block'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-expand-icon eab-icon-angle-down-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class='sp-eab-collapse-icon eab-icon-angle-up-solid'><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- accordion body -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content eab-content-c88eab'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sp-eab-accordion-body'>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use an employee security score to direct coaching and training, not discipline. Base it on sustained behavior, adjust for how hard each test was, show people their own score, and reward fast reporting. A guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/employee-risk\/\">why employee risk scores matter<\/a> explains the internal use case.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A portable security behavior score sounds useful, but scores are not comparable, cannot be disputed, and face privacy limits. 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