The Drip7 Story.
A needed idea, at the right time, that is fueling a movement …
to change how people learn cybersecurity and other required trainings.
With the onset of COVID, cybersecurity took on a new level of importance because most of us were suddenly working from home. This created new opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit. Educating employees and protecting companies that were more dispersed became one of the top priorities for businesses. One particular client of the founder, Heather Stratford, asked her to help create a new way to train employees in cybersecurity that focused on behavior change. What she and this company were struggling with is that “old school” once a year training was not working in a modern ever changing work environment. And so Drip7 was born, to bring new adaptive tools to companies of all sizes to help improve cybersecurity and compliance training and reduce company risks.
The timing for the launch of Drip7 was right. People and companies were adapting to increasing cyberattacks, shifting to remote and home work environments, adopting more cloud solutions, and a younger workforce tired of traditional training and part of the great resignation were demanding more mobile and adaptable training options.
As founder, Heather Stratford said, “We set out to create a whole new method for cybersecurity training that fits the times we’re living in. A method that is more effective, engaging, and even fun.” The core of Drip7 is not building the curriculum or management on any existing platform. Instead, the team reverse-engineered a solution based on the pain points and demands of the customers they were talking to. Drip7 is different.
Drip7 is Awarded 2023 and 2024 Ignite 25 + 5 Award honoring the 25 of the region’s fastest growing companies and the emergining businesses to watch.
Why the Word "Drip"?
The word drip is a nod to the idea that through consistent smaller training – like a drip – information is better retained and can have a more lasting impact on changing our behavior. Older generations have a negative connotation of a person who is a drip or a boring person – but a younger generation has flipped that word on its head and a Drip person is hip, with-it and stylish.
Why add 7 to the name?
Well, a lot of good things come in sevens. Science has proven that seven is the ideal number of things to easily remember. There are seven days to every week, seven seas, seven continents, a rainbow has seven colors, and even seven is how our brain prefers to learn, one little drip of knowledge at a time.