Security Awareness Training

Empower your employees to become a stronger line of defense against cyber threats. Charles IT provides Security Awareness Training to help employees recognize phishing, social engineering, and other security risks while building better cybersecurity habits across your organization.

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Common Employee Security Challenges

Cybercriminals often target employees with convincing emails, requests, and other social engineering tactics. Without proper awareness, employees may unknowingly expose sensitive information or put your business at risk.

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Phishing Emails

Employees may receive fraudulent emails designed to look like legitimate requests from executives or other trusted individuals.

Financial Fraud Attempts

Attackers may impersonate company leadership and request unusual wire transfers, purchases, or other financial transactions.

Employee Information Scams

Fraudulent HR communications can be used to convince employees to provide or change sensitive personal and financial information.

Social Engineering

Attackers may impersonate customers or other trusted individuals to convince employees to disclose sensitive information.

33.2%
Team members susceptible to phishing attacks before training
60%
Approximate proportion of breaches involving a human element
40%
Amount susceptibility drops within 90 days of starting a training program

Build a More Security-Aware Workforce

Charles IT helps employees develop the awareness and knowledge needed to recognize potential cybersecurity threats and respond appropriately.

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Test Phishing Awareness

Send simulated phishing emails to employees to build awareness of common phishing tactics.

Assess Additional Security Risks

Optional USB phishing helps assess employee awareness around USB and phone security.

Improve Incident Reporting

Develop protocols for reporting security incidents to help reduce their impact.

Provide Annual Training

Choose from a variety of industry-specific or regulation-specific security awareness training.

Strengthen Employee Awareness

Help employees recognize evolving phishing tactics and cybersecurity threats.

Build a Human Firewall

Strengthen your human layer of security instead of relying solely on technical filters.

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What’s Included in Security Awareness Training?

Training and testing designed to help employees recognize cybersecurity risks and strengthen security awareness across your organization.

Employee security awareness training to build a human firewall

Human Firewall

Build a stronger human layer of security instead of relying solely on filters.

Security incident reporting protocols for employees

Incident Reporting

Develop protocols for reporting security incidents to help reduce their impact.

Email phishing testing for employee security awareness

Email Phishing Testing

Send simulated phishing emails to employees to build awareness and help them recognize phishing attempts.

Annual security awareness training for employees

Annual Training

Choose from a variety of industry-specific or regulation-specific training options.

Frequently Asked 
Questions

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What is Security Awareness Training?

Security Awareness Training educates employees about cybersecurity risks and helps them develop the skills needed to recognize and respond to potential threats.

Yes. Charles IT sends simulated phishing emails to employees to help build awareness and improve their ability to recognize phishing attempts.

The existing service includes annual training with a variety of industry-specific and regulation-specific training options.

Yes. Charles IT helps develop protocols for reporting security incidents to help reduce their potential impact.

Employees can be targeted through phishing, impersonation, and other social engineering tactics. Security awareness training helps give them the knowledge needed to recognize potential attacks and protect business information.

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