As part of Fortinet's commitment to train 1 million people by 2026, the Fortinet Training Institute has developed an education-focused version of its Security Awareness and Training service. This version is now available for free to all primary and secondary schools in Saudi Arabia, where the student population totals 6 million. One of the pioneering adopters of this service was the American International School (AISR).
Research from Fortinet’s 2024 Skills Gap Report and 2024 Security Awareness and Training Service Global Research Report shows that in the education sector:
82%
of education institutions experienced breaches in 2023
69%
of education institutions agree the cybersecurity skills shortages creates additional cyber risks for their organizations
97%
of decision-makers say more training and awareness would help reduce cyberattacks, up slightly from 93% in 2023
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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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Training Modules
Quizzes and Knowledge Checks
Micro and Nano Reinforcement Videos
Awareness Assets
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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Train educational staff and students to recognise 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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| 2024 Global InfoSec Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Training | 2024 CyberSecurity Excellence Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Program | 2024 Gold Winner for Security Awareness & Training | 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 |
