Course Content:

Module 1: Course Overview
This module explains how the class will be structured and introduces course materials and additional administrative information.

 
Module 2: Introducing Information Security Awareness
In this module, we will explore what is information security, information security awareness and what is an information security awareness program.
We will also look at what levels of maturity do exist in security awareness programs.

Module 3:  Strategy, Goals and Policies
In this module, we will have a look at what your information security strategy, goals, and policies could be and how an Information Security Awareness Program will help you achieve them.

Module 4:  Organisational Needs
In this module, we will look at why your organisation needs an Information Security Awareness Program and what it is that you need to know.

Module 5:  Information Security Awareness Training
In this module, we will examine the different ways of training that exist and how to select the right way for your organisation. We will talk about what you need and how the culture in your organisation is important in the considerations.

Module 6:  Testing Effectiveness
When you run training, you will need to measure the effectiveness of your training program. In this module we will discuss how this effectiveness can be measured on an ongoing basis.

Module 7: Managing Change

Over time, a lot of things can change in the internal or external context of your organisation and information security awareness program. This is something to plan for in your program from the start. In this module you will learn what to know and do.

Module 8:  Key Takeaways and tools
In this last module we look back on the main points that you learned and we will discuss the tools you can use to implement a cyber security awareness program in your own organisation.

Additional information
Prerequisites:  Participants should have a basic level of knowledge about Cyber-security (aka Information Security) and be responsible for information security in their organisation.

At Course Completion:
After completing this course, you will:

• Understand what is information security, what is information security awareness and what is an information security awareness program.
• Understand how the information security strategy, goals, and policies are supported by an information security awareness program.
• Know what is needed in their organisation and how information security awareness helps.
• Be able to setup and run information security awareness training and measure the effectiveness of the training.
• Know how to keep the program current and manage changes.
• Be able to select the right tools for their specific information security awareness program.