Programmes educating employees about security risks and their role in protecting the organisation.
Security awareness training educates employees about cyber threats, security policies, and their responsibilities in protecting organisational information. Effective programmes go beyond annual compliance training to include regular communications, practical exercises, and engaging content. Topics typically include phishing recognition, password security, data handling, and incident reporting. Training should be role-appropriate—executives, finance, and IT face different threats.
Why It Matters
The DSC Perspective:
People are your first line of defence—or your biggest vulnerability. Effective awareness training reduces successful phishing, improves incident reporting, and builds security culture. Compliance-only training rarely changes behaviour.