Offering Security Awareness Curriculum for the Classroom and Online Security Awareness and Training for Education Staff in primary and secondary schools
As part of Fortinet's commitment to train 1 million people by 2026, the Fortinet Training Institute has created an education-focused version of its Security Awareness and Training service and has made it available for free to primary and secondary schools.
Research from Fortinet’s 2023 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Brief shows that in the education sector:
91%
of education institutions experienced one or more breaches during the last 12 months
78%
see the benefits of cybersecurity training to better protect their schools
98%
believe increased cybersecurity awareness for all education staff reduces cyberattacks
The Security Awareness and Training Service: Education Edition is currently available at no cost in the following countries. Please visit the country page for details. All other countries, please see below.
With the support of educators from around the world, Fortinet aims to empower students to apply cybersecurity skills to their digital interactions at school, at home, and everywhere they go. The Security Awareness Curriculum includes:
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| Teacher Guides | Ready-to-Teach Lesson Plans | Lesson Slides | Student Handouts | Multimedia Assets |
Training Modules
Quizzes and Knowledge Checks
Micro and Nano Reinforcement Videos
Awareness Assets
Purpose-built to align to NIST 800-50 and NIST 800-16 guidelines, the service provides a turnkey offering including an intuitive administrative interface for campaign building, monitoring, and reporting. Certificates of Completion are issued to those learners who complete the training.
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Train educational staff and students to recognize and report on potential security threats in email, online, or in a physical setting.
Reduce the costs and strain on security and IT in managing infections and removing malware.
Prevent the impact of breaches caused by educational staff and student errors and poor judgment.
Ensure educational staff and students are aware of data privacy and security and are motivated to protect personally identifiable information and other sensitive data types.
Satisfy requirements for security and awareness training across major frameworks.
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| 2023 CyberSecurity Excellence Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Program | 2023 Global InfoSec Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Training | 2023 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Training Platform |
