Cyber Security Awareness Training
Improve Your Security Posture with
Employee Security Awareness Training
Cyber Security Awareness Training for Employees
Just as you educate your employees about company policy and procedures, you need to educate them about your cyber security expectations. Employee security awareness training can help prevent data breaches, strengthen your cyber security defenses, and more. In fact, over 90% of cyber security incidents are linked to people! If you don’t teach employees what to look out for, they are more likely to fall for a scam. Cyber criminals are smart, creative, and relentless. They are always coming up with new techniques to trick us or steal our information. The sophistication of these attacks keeps security experts on their toes to keep criminals out! But, your true first line of defense is users! If your employees know not to click on a phishing email, open an unsafe attachment, or visit that “too good to be true” website, then those criminals don’t have a doorway in.
Security Awareness Training Programs
Our security awareness training programs give you the tools to:
- Get a baseline of your employees
- Use current, easy to digest content to educate your staff
- Customize your content
- Schedule employee training
- Quiz employees on what they have retained
- Perform scheduled phishing simulations to keep your staff sharp
- Get insights with detailed reporting and executive summaries
Why Offer Employee Security Awareness Training?
Prevent Data Breaches
The most obvious reason to provide security awareness training is to stop data breaches. Since most breaches start with people, you must train people and teach them the right expectations and behaviors that will keep them and your business safe. Data breaches are at an all-time high and only continue to increase. Criminals are constantly changing tactics, so keeping your staff in the know can help prevent data breaches.
Build a Culture of Security
Building security into your culture and being part of the fabric of how you do business can be challenging. Being committed to security awareness training will help build cyber security into the culture. You are showing your employees it is important and defining how you want security handled in your organization.
Have Robust Defenses
People make decisions. People write malicious codes and codes to stop criminals. When people start working together, they can make better decisions about what needs to be done and how to protect the business against cyber criminals. Cyber Security Awareness Training will strengthen other securities you have in place.
Give Customer Confidence
With so many business compromises, customers have lost trust and confidence in many companies. They often do not believe businesses are taking cyber security seriously or doing enough. Consumers are avoiding doing business with a company that has recently experienced a cyber-attack or compromise. If you are a business that takes security seriously, you can gain the confidence of these customers.
Be Socially Responsible
When you get compromised you are putting your customers, vendors, employees, and everyone’s information that you hold at risk. It is like leaving your front door open with your neighbor’s key in the doorway. It is the right thing to do not just to protect your company, but everyone you work with by putting security measures in place. Training helps to ensure everyone understands and can adhere to them.
Improve Employee Well-Being and Confidence
By providing cyber security awareness training for your employees, you teach them to be safe at work and at home, affecting their overall well-being. You are investing in them and making security a priority. This will breed confidence that their company cares about their safety and overall well-being.
Compliance
As new cyber security compliance requirements are being enforced, or you just want to follow best practices, security awareness training is a must. As the threat landscape changes it is important to consider where you want your company stance to be.
Lower Insurance Premiums
Cyber payouts are on the rise, which means insurance companies are evaluating their policies. They are requiring more security measures in place, including cyber security awareness training to be implemented or you will pay higher premiums.
How It Works
We strive to make our employee security awareness training services as helpful, personalized, and user-friendly as possible. We provide you with a platform with predefined templates available for you to customize and schedule your training out for as long as you would like. You add your user and then can get reports and updates on their progress.
Don’t have the time to set up the program?
No problem! We can do it all for you on a quarterly or annual basis based on your desired implementation. This allows you to be hands-off of on the backend, while still having the cyber security awareness training in place.
Cyber security awareness Programs should be part of a holistic cyber security approach. You should start with the right policies in place. Part of your training should also include company-specific information on security polices and expectations. This should be a regular ongoing process that helps you build a culture around security so your staff will be vigilant in protecting assets. A training program won’t change behaviors, but a culture can.
Explore our additional cyber security services, or get started with security awareness training today.
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Bill
"Hi Kelly, I want to let you know that John from Support was absolutely fabulous helping me today. He was also very patient when I didn’t understand something. Have a great week."
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Best, Mike
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Scott
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Stephanie
"Thank you for your excellent Customer Service! It makes all the difference (and creates loyal customers). ISOCNET obviously understands that. Please forward this message to your superior, along with my congratulations on an employee that exceeds customer expectations."
Thanks, Dee
"Hi, I just wanted to let you guys know what a gem you have in Shelley Enda. She is patient, smart, down-to-Earth and always flexible. We have recently had changes in leadership that have caused us to slow down on web design. She has been invaluable in helping us get through this process. I am always telling her how great she is but I want to make sure that everyone else does too. She is an excellent representation of your company. Seriously, she bends over backwards to make us happy."
Thanks, Erin
"I have truly valued and appreciated our communication and if every vendor we contacted was as helpful and amicable, life would be a better place."
Tim
"Brandon was a pleasure to work with and already provided help with a few things that we were struggling with here. Have a nice weekend!"
Thank you, Laurice
"ISOCNET is a FANTASTIC group of professionals, they are experts in IT, data security, online marketing, website development & design and cloud services. The team is top-notch and consistently provide excellent customer service!! Their knowledge is extensive and they have experience in so many verticals and industries. I highly recommend their services!!"
Debbie Hill
What ISOCNET Customers have to say
"Fantastic company with an impressive skill set and even better customer service. Our firm is extremely happy with our new website. Hire them!"
Amanda
"I can't express how much it means to me that I know you always have my back when it comes to the website! Trust is everything! Thank you so much for all you do!!"
Mary
"I can't think of a better way to say ISOC is great than: They do what they say they are going to do, when they say they are going to do it and for the price they say they are contracting for. I've been with them since the beginning (1998)."
Chuck Klein
"Very quick responsive answer to my complicated issue."
Russ Connors
"Hi Kelly, We’re super pleased with how quickly you guys were able to help us out. Thank you so much for jumping in and to get the issues resolved and the site back up. "
Best, Lisa
"At ISOC you get to talk to a knowledgeable live individual, you are not left waiting on hold, you never get pushed into voice-mail hell or AI bots, and you get follow up without having to ask for it. Thanks, John, you saved me a lot of anxiety and effort."
Richard
"Also, I would like to comment on your professionalism and ease of handling things for us over the past several years as we are technically challenged. You and Kelly make us want to continue working with ISOC!!"
David
"Over the past two years I have had the pleasure of working with two of your support personnel, John and Tommy. Both times I needed assistance in getting my e-mails up and running. Both of your employees are skilled, knowledgeable and responsive. They represent your organization very well!"
Bill
"Hi Kelly, I want to let you know that John from Support was absolutely fabulous helping me today. He was also very patient when I didn’t understand something. Have a great week."
Teri
"I was probably one of your first customers and have loved your service. Thank you for your great service."
Glenn
"I had my first PC before Windows 1.0 and the wide spread use of the internet. As technology increased, I had difficulty getting satisfactory response from various quasi support groups to respond to issues. That is , until I started with ISOC as my ISP. I am now semi-retired, but will still continue my relationship with ISOC. Any problem that I faced was always dealt with in a responsive and professional way. Also, I want make a special “shout out” to Tommy O’Donnell with your support group. He is a problem solver extraordinaire. He has the remarkable ability to communicate with someone like myself who barely can spell computer on good day. I have complete trust in his abilities and advice."
Jack
"Since switching to Office 365 from our inhouse email, our company has experienced almost zero email down time. The support we receive from the team at ISOCNET is friendly and professional and are very quick to address any issues that do come up. ISOCNET has been invaluable in their assistance as we move our sister companies into Office 365 also. I would highly recommend ISOCNET to anyone looking to move to Office 365."
Ed
"Been receiving great praise from our new website, it turned out fantastic!"
Mike
"It’s a pleasure to work with a business that values customers and shows it. I teach Marketing at UC and I always emphasize the importance of customer experience, both positive and negative. This is a great example of the former. "
Best, Mike
"In this day of negative feedback I wanted to take the time to say thank you for your EXCELLENT tech Tommy O who confidently led me through several problems and made my ISOC life so much better. Kudos to Tommy and the person smart enough to hire him! "
Grateful Customer - Brenda
"Rick: I just wanted to pass along that Kelly Berkemeier and Shelly Enda have been doing a fantastic job supporting The Circuit. They have been invaluable in helping us answer questions, make some changes and provide advice on how to move forward. Thanks for all ISOCNET does for us!"
Tracy
"Dear ISOC Management, I want to extend my sincere appreciation regarding Jesse Rowland. He has helped me fairly recently and yesterday decreasing my trash bin and helping me understand what I need to do next time. He offered to delete my trash bin and me not knowing it was from my tablet. Still learning how to use my tablet."
Gratefully, Missy
"Hi, All. I really want to pass on my thanks to ISOC for having Josh Miller on your team. I have been a member of ISOC for about 15 years. I have never had anything but wonderful, attentive service whenever I had a question or problem. Josh took it to another level with his patience with me being a complete non-techie, helping me frequently with both emails and phone conversations. He held my hand through a most difficult series of issues with my not understanding how to make things work. Thanks for having such a great employee!"
Scott
"Hi Kelly, I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your great team in getting my website up and running. Cherie was excellent as the project lead and your tech team was great walking me through setup. Everyone was friendly, very responsive on getting back to me with answers to my questions and making changes. You were great too! I love the website and so does everyone that has seen it.
Tammy
"We have scheduled monthly status meetings with ISOC, what a welcomed change. It gives us the opportunity to be proactive instead reactive when making decisions about our network infrastructure."
Paul
"I've been favorably impressed with their depth of understanding of how to structure the website. While the work is ongoing, the engagement thus far has increased website traffic and inquiries. The team holds virtual meetings with the partner for communication and project progress updates. Above all, ISOCNET's breadth of understanding of the project needs ensures high-quality outcomes."
Rob
"An increase in sales and organic and paid traffic has resulted from ISOCNET's development work. The team was responsive and attentive to the unique needs of the client. Besides providing training, they also built the website in a way that the client could manage it independently."
Stephanie
"Thank you for your excellent Customer Service! It makes all the difference (and creates loyal customers). ISOCNET obviously understands that. Please forward this message to your superior, along with my congratulations on an employee that exceeds customer expectations."
Thanks, Dee
"Hi, I just wanted to let you guys know what a gem you have in Shelley Enda. She is patient, smart, down-to-Earth and always flexible. We have recently had changes in leadership that have caused us to slow down on web design. She has been invaluable in helping us get through this process. I am always telling her how great she is but I want to make sure that everyone else does too. She is an excellent representation of your company. Seriously, she bends over backwards to make us happy."
Thanks, Erin
"I have truly valued and appreciated our communication and if every vendor we contacted was as helpful and amicable, life would be a better place."
Tim
"Brandon was a pleasure to work with and already provided help with a few things that we were struggling with here. Have a nice weekend!"
Thank you, Laurice
"ISOCNET is a FANTASTIC group of professionals, they are experts in IT, data security, online marketing, website development & design and cloud services. The team is top-notch and consistently provide excellent customer service!! Their knowledge is extensive and they have experience in so many verticals and industries. I highly recommend their services!!"
Debbie Hill
Frequently Asked Questions
Find the answers to questions that most new ISOCNET clients have, designed to help you select the right business plan for your needs
What is security awareness training?
Security awareness training is a companywide initiative to help employees identify and avoid cyber threats in the workplace. It is an effort to stop human errors and insider threats from data breaches.
What topics are covered in security awareness training?
The topics on cyber security awareness training include the current threats. This can be changing topic lists as new tactics are constantly being used. Popular topics include phishing, malware, ransomware, insider threats, public wi-fi, charging stations, social engineering, working remotely, physical security, cloud security, and MFA (Multi Factor Authentication).
How often should security awareness be conducted?
Each company is different, so you can schedule based on your business’s needs. A minimum of once a year is recommended.
What is the ROI for security awareness training?
When looking at your ROI, you want to consider the cost of a data breach. Therefore, your ROI tends to be relative to the opportunity cost. Avoiding the cost of a breach is priceless, when it comes to your reputation and other nonpunitive damages. For more information on security awareness training pricing, contact us today.
