Security Awareness Training

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Strengthen your business’s cyber security defences with online, interactive, cyber security training for your employees.

Educating your employees is essential to reduce the risk of cyber security incidents including email breaches, ransomware attacks, and falling victim to phishing scams, all of which can compromise your data and cause costly and reputational damage to your businesses. By providing cyber security awareness training, employees will become better equipped to recognise threats, and what to do if spotted, helping to protect sensitive information and maintain trust with clients and partners.

95% of successful cyber attacks are caused by human error

– IBM

Comprehensive Training

This online service provides comprehensive training with interactive features to make learning memorable and practical. Using short, animated videos and interactive quizzes, each module covers essential cyber security topics in a way that fits seamlessly into busy work schedules, promoting higher completion rates and stronger engagement across your team. This training also includes simulated phishing emails to test employees’ responses in real-world scenarios. By sending realistic mock phishing emails, the service helps identify which team members may be more vulnerable to falling victim to phishing attacks, allowing targeted follow-up training where it’s needed most.

Includes Topics On:

  • Password Safety

  • Multifactor Authentication
  • Internet Browsing
  • Data Handling
  • Data Security
  • Email Security
  • Social Media

  • Phishing Emails

  • General Awareness
  • Incident Response

  • Shadow IT

  • Malware
  • Social Engineering
  • Mobile Security

  • Physical Security

  • Privacy
  • Remote Access

  • Insecure Networks

Reports for Employers

Business owners or managers can access detailed analytics and reports to track the progress of employees. Employers can see who has completed the training, who is still in progress, and who may require additional support with automated reminders to help keep everyone on track, making it easier to manage participation. The training schedule can be tailored based on insights to focus on specific areas of concern, ensuring alignment with the unique needs of each team.

Providing cyber security training ensures your employees are prepared to handle potential threats effectively and safeguard your business. Contact us to improve your employees’ cyber security skills and protect your business.

FAQs

Cyber security training is essential for your employees because they are often the first line of defence against cyber threats. With a growing number of sophisticated attacks, such as phishing scams and ransomware, employees must be equipped to recognise and respond to potential risks. Proper training helps them understand common tactics used by cybercriminals, reducing the likelihood of human error that can lead to data breaches and security incidents. By understanding these threats, employees can better protect sensitive information and contribute to the overall security of your business.

User errors are the largest cause of cyber security breaches. Therefore, it is vital that your staff are educated about the latest cyber security threat targeting users, and how to recognise them. Users can cause cyber security breaches by:

  • Using weak passwords: Using easily guessable passwords, reusing passwords for multiple accounts, and not updating passwords regularly.
  • Phishing: Falling for phishing scams, such as fake emails or websites posing as legitimate organisations, and providing sensitive information.
  • Social engineering: Users can be manipulated or tricked into giving up sensitive information of access to company systems.
  • Downloading malicious software: Visiting suspicious websites and downloading unverified files or clicking on links from unknown sources can introduce malware to a device.
  • Using out-of-date devices software: If devices and software are not updated, attackers can exploit vulnerabilities that may have been repaired for newer updates.
  • Using unsecured devices: Losing devices or leaving them unsecured, such as not locking them when not in use or not protecting data on them with a secure password.

By having policies and antispam, in place, as well as vigilant staff, many of these threats can be eliminated.

A phishing email is a malicious and fraudulent email that imitates one from a reputable source, with the intention of tricking the recipient into providing sensitive information such as passwords and credit card numbers. These emails often contain links to fake websites that look similar to legitimate ones and are designed to steal personal information for criminal purposes such as identity theft or financial fraud. Phishing emails can take on many forms, including fake bank alerts, shipping notifications, or urgent requests, and can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from legitimate emails. It’s important to be cautious and vigilant when receiving emails, and to never click on links or provide personal information without verifying the sender’s authenticity.

Educating yourself on the key characteristics of phishing emails is one of the best methods to protect yourself and your business. Some of the key things to look out for are:

  • Wrong email sender: Check the email address of the sender rather than the name assigned to it. Check for generic domains, wrong spellings, and numbers in place of letters.
  • Urgent calls to action: Urgency is used to scare the user into taking action, giving away information to scammers.
  • ‘Too Good to be True’ Emails: Emails that promise rewards usually in return for information are rarely true. This tactic is used to convince users to open and interact with the email.
  • Impersonal greetings: Generic greetings are usually a sign that the sender is sending a large number of emails to unknown recipients.
  • Bad spelling and grammar: Legitimate companies will use software to check and correct these before sending emails.

Social engineering is a tactic used by cybercriminals to manipulate individuals into revealing confidential information. Instead of exploiting vulnerabilities in IT systems, social engineering relies on psychological manipulation, often posing as trusted sources or authority figures. Common examples include phishing emails that appear legitimate or phone calls from someone pretending to be from a reputable organisation. Understanding social engineering helps employees recognise and resist deceptive attempts, protecting both themselves and the business.

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