01545nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001800043653001300061653002100074100001600095700002100111700002000132245005200152300001200204490000700216520114000223       2022                            d10acyber threats10aE-skills10aICT technologies1 aIlona Frisk1 aIlkka Tikanmäki1 aHarri Ruoslahti00aPiloting the ECHO e-Skills and Training Toolkit  a163-1750 v533 a<p>Besides many benefits, ICT technologies are faced with cyber threats. Organizations of today, therefore, face many challenges that require technical, situation awareness, and problem-solving related e-skills from a wide level of organizational actors. Business survival depends on how well an organization can implement new IT and take advantage of the opportunities offered by this new IT. Cybersecurity is a pressing issue in modern society. It affects businesses, personal lives, and critical infrastructures. There is a growing need for proficiently cyber-trained personnel to protect society and its organizations and systems.<br>The ECHO E-skills and Training Toolkit was piloted with a team of higher education business ICT teachers. First, the team supervisors chose and valued the most relevant Technical, Situation awareness, and Problem-solving related e-skills. These choices were then given to the pilot test group to discuss and adjust. This pilot study shows that the ECHO E-skills and Training Toolkit can be used to benefit any organization that wishes to assess the e-skills of its personnel and training gaps.</p>