Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users

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Major Business Pain Points

The fast evolution of the cybersecurity landscape requires security training and awareness programs that are frequently updated and improved.
Security and awareness training programs often fail to engage end users. Lack of engagement can lead to low levels of knowledge retention.
Irrelevant or outdated training content does not properly prepare your end users to effectively defend the organization against security threats.

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Key Points

One-time, annual training is no longer sufficient for creating an effective security awareness and training program.
By presenting security as a personal and individualized issue, you can make this new personal focus a driver for your organizational security awareness and training program.

Approach

Create a training program that delivers smaller amounts of information on a more frequent basis to minimize effort, reduce end-user training fatigue, and improve content relevance.
Evaluate and improve your security awareness and training program continuously to keep its content up to date. Leverage end-user feedback to ensure content remains relevant to those who receive it.

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Methodology and Tools

Executive Brief

Read the concise Executive Brief to find out why you should develop a security awareness and training program that empowers end users and review the methodology.

Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users – Executive Brief
Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users – Phases 1-2

1. Develop your training program

Create or mature a security awareness and training program that is tailored to your organization.

Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users – Phase 1: Develop Your Training Program
Security Awareness and Training Program Development Tool
End-User Security Job Description Template
Training Materials – Physical Computer Security
Training Materials – Cyber Attacks
Training Materials – Incident Response
Training Materials – Mobile Security
Training Materials – Passwords
Training Materials – Phishing
Training Materials – Social Engineering
Training Materials – Web Usage
Security Awareness and Training Vendor Evaluation Tool
Security Awareness and Training Metrics Tool
End-User Security Knowledge Test Template
Security Training Campaign Development Tool

2. Design an effective training delivery plan

Explore methods of training delivery and select the most effective solutions.

Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users – Phase 2: Design an Effective Training Delivery Plan
Information Security Awareness and Training Policy
Security Awareness and Training Gamification Guide
Mock Spear Phishing Email Examples
Security Training Email Templates
Security Awareness and Training Module Builder and Training Schedule
Security Training Campaign Development Tool
Security Training Program Manual
Security Awareness and Training Feedback Template

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