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Fortinet just released another free offer for organizations designed to further enhance the ability of their workforce to be cyber aware. This new Information Security Awareness and Training service will help companies better educate their workforce on how to identify and protect themselves and their organizations against all types of cybersecurity threats and to help keep security top of mind.

This new service, researched and developed by Fortinet’s NSE Training Institute—a world-class team of cybersecurity experts, is in full alignment with two key sets of NIST guidelines: NIST 800-50 , which outlines requirements for Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program, and NIST 800-16, which discusses  Information Technology Security Training Requirements.

This powerful turnkey service from Fortinet is made up of three components, each of which include both training and awareness elements. These components, outlined below, work together to ensure employees are trained to always be on the lookout for possible attacks, to know how to deal with them when they arise, and to always keep security top of mind: 

  1. Awareness Assets: The awareness component of this training program will help organizations get an effective training program up and running smoothly within a matter of days. To start, essential elements, such as email templates, are available for Information Security teams to customize. These templates are designed to help easily launch the information security initiative.  Additional elements include security awareness posters, monthly best-practice videos, printable tip sheets, checklists, and screen savers. These and similar elements are all ready for download to help support a comprehensive security training initiative. Such components are essential as part of an ongoing awareness program to ensure your workforce does not lose focus and make the easy mistake of falling into a hacker’s trap.

  2. Critical Training: The service’s training component consists of five self-paced mandatory modules that are focused on key threats and attack vectors along with best practices. These videos provide valuable information on securing digital and physical information, and all participants are quizzed to test knowledge retention. Three optional videos targeted at various roles within an organization are also included in the package to expand knowledge of the importance of information security.

  3. Administrator Dashboard: The administrator dashboard provides the organization with a clear overview on how they are executing on their information security awareness and training initiative. It allows the program administrator to keep track of which employees have and have not completed the required courses, ensuring compliancy with company policies. Other details like enrollment dates, progress, quiz scores, and completed modules, as well as completed times and dates are also included.
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Find out more information about the Fortinet Information Security Awareness and Training service and enroll your organization in this complimentary service today!

3 Comments
MeloMont
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Staff
A question came in about translations so I thought I would address that for everyone here.

The five mandatory videos, and the three optional C-suite videos are currently available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish. However, the quizzes and other optional content is English-only.

The Admin Portal, report dashboard, and awareness assets are currently also English-only. We are working to translate some of them into Spanish and will post when we have them available.

MikeBram
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Hi,
 Signed up for the New Security Awareness and was authorized, but I don't see any of the promised items. Where is the Awareness Asstes & Critial training? The Admin dashboard doesn't look any different.
MeloMont
Staff
Staff
Mike,

I looked in to the below for you and heard that you were able to make contact with the NSE team today and resolve the issue. If this is not the case, please let me know.

Thanks so much for posting and alerting us to a potential issue.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with anything further.

Regards,
Melonia.