Information Security Awareness for Users

Enable your workforce to recognize and respond to the latest security threats. And do it in an engaging way with our fun and sticky content!

We cover topics relevant to IT professionals. While still using easy to understand language, we discuss scenarios and security countermeasures that administrators can use in their day-to-day jobs.

About this course

  • The 2018 Security Awareness course is 30 minutes long and includes stories and examples about security threats that users face in the real world.
  • End of chapter quizzes increase learning retention and the final test ensures that your staff understand the key concepts.
  • We can package the course for you to host internally on your LMS or we can host the course for you.
  • Contact information for your organization's security department is customized. We can also customize other sections if requested - for example, to add information about specific processes and policies within your organization.

Incorporates the newest intelligence about cyber-security:

  • Real examples of security breaches in the last year
  • 7 biggest user-preventable threats to enterprises, and how to recognize them
  • When should you contact the security department for help?
  • Passwords: Longer is better! 9 tips for keeping your accounts safe from hackers
  • Information system access rules - inappropriate use of company resources
  • How to move files without bringing viruses along for the ride
  • Using two-factor authentication
  • Protecting against physical threats like piggybacking and dumpster divers
  • Guidelines for secure remote work and traveling
  • Securing your mobile device
  • Insider threats: Crisis and opportunity - the psychology of an insider threat, 3 most common insider threat scenarios, Why it doesn't pay to be an insider, and How to respond when you see a potential threat
  • Cloud security and data leaks

Who should take this course?

This course is for regular computer users - no prior security knowledge required. Access to course demos requires a password, so please request access first. If you have access, make sure you are logged on to the website then click the view course demos button below.   

  • Security terms like "phishing" are defined in easy-to-understand language.
  • Scenarios and lessons-learned are from the learner's viewpoint.
  • We focus on things that a worker can control, like recognizing improper requests for access.

5 reasons we are different

  1. Our courses are FUN and ENGAGING!  Seriously, they are!  Ask to view a demo if you want to see for yourself.
  2. Your users will watch the courses from start to finish.  Because we use fast paced animation and few pauses, students don't have time to get distracted.  
  3. Each year, we research industry trends and the latest threats.  This means our courses evolve over time.  We don't endlessly repeat the same information.
  4. We will customize our courses for YOUR workplace.  A key part of security awareness is knowing how to get help.  We put specific contact information for your security manager, IT department, or compliance officer into the body of the course. 
  5. We are proven educators!  Native Intelligence security awareness materials have received multiple awards from the Federal Information System Security Educators Association (FISSEA), which is organized by NIST.