Security Awareness Training
Over 90% of cyber security breaches are caused by human error. Without proper training, your team can be tricked into divulging sensitive information. Bespoke Optimising IT cyber security training courses can help avoid cyber security disasters.
About Our Cyber Security Training for Businesses and Employees
We live and breathe cyber security. All cyber security training sessions are run by fully qualified and accredited cyber security professionals. Your trainer will have years of experience in the sector, certification in information security (CISSP) as well as Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 qualifications.
We tailor all our cyber security training and awareness courses to your business. Our bespoke training delivers only the most relevant and up-to-date content suitable for your company’s objectives and requirements. We’ll focus on the cyber threats and risk factors your business and industry are facing.
What Is Covered in Cyber Security Training?
- An introduction to cyber and cyber security
- Which cyber security threats exist
- Real-world cyber security examples
- The consequences of poor cyber security
- The basics of great cyber security practice
- An in-depth look at modern phishing attacks
- How to safely use email to share data
- Cyber attack prevention and preparation
- How hackers use information to target you
- How to be savvy and safe on social media
Achieve Cyber Security Training With Optimising IT
We offer two half-day cyber security workshop training course packages. Cyber security training for leaders and management will include learning to approach cyber issues correctly and the tools and techniques your employees need. Training for employees and other staff members will focus on altering behaviours to minimise cyber security risks.
Cyber Security Training: What to Expect
Optimising IT’s hands-on approach with your team will include:
- Into the Mind of a Hacker: This activity helps your employees understand how hackers work, what motivates them and how to counteract their cyber attacks.
- Information Gathering Demo: We’ll use basic techniques to gather information on your team, showing them just how easy it is to get together enough information to pull off a sneaky cyber trick.
- Question and Answer Session: Your team will have ample opportunity to ask our experts anything they need to, from burning cyber security questions to queries about the training itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need cyber security training?
It’s no secret that cyber attacks are on the rise and if you get hit with ransomware, the effects can be devastating. But did you know over 90% of all cyber attacks happen because an employee clicks on a link in an email and either fills in their login details or downloads the ransomware directly? It’s called phishing — a social engineering technique that can trick your staff into carrying out a seemingly harmless activity that results in your organisation suffering a breach. Company training will help your staff know what to look for to avoid falling prey to these tactics.
How does cyber security training combat phishing?
A combination of the appropriate technical controls on your email — which prevent phishing emails from making it through to your team — and educational tools for your staff that help them watch out for and spot phishing attempts will help combat phishing.
Can you deliver an in-person cyber security training session?
Yes! Groups of up to 20 employees at a time work well for our in-person cyber security training sessions.
Can you deliver cyber security training remotely?
Yes, we can conduct cyber security training sessions via Microsoft Teams.
Can you tailor cyber security training to us?
Yes, we can! We would need to work out what you wanted to cover and develop the cyber security training material to suit your needs.
How is your cyber security training priced?
We typically price our training sessions based on the number of attendees but can also offer “day rates” for larger engagements.
Do you offer any 'stock' cyber security training that we can use?
Yes! We offer a combined training, phishing testing and dark web monitoring solution for a low fixed monthly fee. This is ideal for organisations that carry a lot of sensitive data in the healthcare, educational and financial services and data and marketing industries.
Can you provide a C-level executive brief to our board?
Yes, we can. Our most senior consultants operate at C-level regularly and brief your board about the key cyber risks and how to combat them.
Can I combine the different cyber security training services you offer?
Absolutely. We often find that organisations that haven’t previously carried out any form of cyber security awareness training benefit most from an in-person or “live” training session, followed by regular phishing testing and awareness follow-ups with our video-based content.