Security Training
CYBER RISK EXPERTS
At LAAS By Genius, we deliver immersive cybersecurity awareness training that cultivates risk champions across your workforce.
Using interactive simulations and real-world labs, we build employee proficiency in identifying threats, enacting secure practices, and responding to incidents.
Learners gain cyber-savvy skills to detect phishing attempts, avoid unsafe browsing, implement robust access controls, and report issues rapidly.
Our training instills an organization-wide culture of vigilance that empowers your people to safeguard assets and enable trusted innovation.
Invest in your talent and transform your cyber-risk preparedness through our transformative solutions.
Pre-Training Assessments
- Interactive video simulations with branching scenarios to assess security awareness and response - Immersive video-based situations testing employees' ability to identify and properly respond to potential security threats like phishing emails, social engineering tactics, physical security breaches, etc. Videos branch based on choices made, scoring effectiveness.
- Online modules and knowledge checks covering security policies, best practices, and threat
landscapes - Self-paced video lessons on the company's security policies, data protection protocols, clean desk policies, incident response plans. Knowledge checks reinforce understanding of evolving cyber threat types like malware, DDoS attacks, insider threats. - Security Skills Portfolios capturing simulation performance and scorecard feedback - Personalized dashboards displaying employees' security skills assessment scores across
differentrisk areas. Detailed feedback on strengths and areas for improvement like identifying social engineering, secure data handling, access controls, etc.
Security Fundamentals Training
- Information Security Essentials
- Data Classification and Handling - Principles for properly identifying, storing, transmitting and destroying different classifications of sensitive data based on risk profiles. Interactive video
scenarios testing proper protocols. - Access Controls and Monitoring - Guidelines on secure authentication methods, least privileged access principles, clean desk practices and rules for reporting unauthorized access attempts. Video demos.
- Incident Response and Reporting - Steps to identify, minimize impacts and appropriately escalate potential security incidents based on severity. Interactive video drills featuring breach
simulation role-plays. - Security Technologies and Tools - Educational videos explaining security solutions like firewalls, IPS/IDS, DLP, SIEM, EDR and other preventative and detective controls deployed within the company's environment.
Cybersecurity Awareness
- Malware and Malicious Code - Videos detailing various malware types like viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware and their infection vectors. Interactive modules identifying malware indicators.
- Phishing and Social Engineering - Videos highlighting the latest phishing, vishing, smishing and pretexting techniques leveraged by cyber attackers to deceive users. Simulation exercises spotting the red flags.
- Password Hygiene - Best practice videos for creating strong passwords, password managers, multi-factor authentication and rules around password sharing/reuse that compromises credentials.
- Public WiFi and Mobile Security - Guidelines for secure use of mobile devices, mitigating
risks of public WiFi, Bluetooth vulnerabilities through interactive video scenarios and mobile app simulations.
Physical and Environmental Security
- Visitor Management - Videos explaining visitor policies around identification verification,
escort protocols, physical access controls and rules for challenging unauthorized individuals. - Workspace Security - Guidance on securing workspaces like locking workstations, preventing unauthorized viewing ("visual hacking"), safeguarding sensitive assets through interactive 360° immersive videos.
- Travel and Remote Work Safety - Security requirements and leading practices when traveling or working remotely including device encryption, secure file sharing, hotel wifi risks
through video scenarios. - Environmental Awareness - Videos detailing physical security zones, tailgating prevention, keeping badges/keys secure, reporting suspicious activities or objects around facilities. Simulation drills.
- Security Culture and Compliance
- Security Responsibilities - Overview videos outlining every employee and contractor's role to actively support and uphold the organization's security through consistent vigilance and policy adherence.
- Privacy Principles and Legal Compliance - Videos covering data privacy tenets, ethical use of ompany resources, regulations like GDPR, financial and health data handling laws through
scenarios. - Acceptable Use Policies - Training on appropriate use of corporate systems, internet, email and social media per the company's AUPs through interactive video modules testing policy
comprehension. - Infidentiality Requirements - Videos explaining confidentiality obligations, guidelines around discussing or exposing sensitive information, and protocols for reporting exposure incidents.
- Consequence Awareness - Details on the range of disciplinary actions and legal penalties for negligent or malicious security violations through relatable video storylines and case studies.
- Security Culture Advocacy - How to embrace and promote a strong, vigilant security-first culture by leading with a security mindset and empowering colleagues to maintain robust security hygiene.
Post-Training Assessments
- Comprehensive simulation assessments - Open-ended video simulations requiring employees to fully navigate a range of potential security scenarios from identifying risks, following incident
response protocols, applying policies, and making optimal security-conscious decisions. - Certification knowledge exams - Tests measuring overall comprehension of security fundamentals, threat types, policies, legal requirements through multimedia scenario-based
questions.
FAQs
We recommend an annual refresher cadence for all employees to reinforce fundamentals and cover new and emerging threats. However, certain high-risk groups like IT staff or those with heightened data access may require more frequent quarterly or bi-annual training updates.
Absolutely. We will start with a detailed review of your information security policies, all security tools/controls deployed, as well as any industry-specific compliance requirements. Every aspect of the training will be tailored to align with and reinforce your established security framework.
The program follows a blended approach that combines self-directed video learning for fundamentals with frequent interactive video scenarios, simulations and hands-on activities to apply concepts in real-world settings. This balanced method reinforces knowledge retention.
Our course development services are comprehensive. They include full instructional design, writing learning objectives, content creation, storyboarding, designing visuals, developing interactions, writing scripts, producing videos, voiceovers, and more. Basically we handle the entire build process from initial concept to completed course.
Efficacy is measured through pre/post training assessments, simulation scoring, phishing tests and examinations validating durable behavior change. The immersive, multimedia content leverages Hollywood-quality live-action video, relatable offices scenarios and even VR simulations to captivate learners.
Yes, our training programs support over 30 languages with localized live-action videos covering regional cultural nuances. Localization goes beyond subtitles to ensure realistic scenarios and storytelling resonate across your workforce.
In addition to the core training, we offer continuous reinforcement tools like security newsletters, awareness campaigns, policy acknowledgment modules and periodic radio/tv-style security PSA videos. Our client success team can also help implement departmental security champion programs and integrate awareness into your corporate communications cadence.
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Whether you need comprehensive security awareness training for all employees or targeted programs for high-risk groups, our instructional designers will partner closely with your team to develop an immersive, multimedia learning experience. From interactive video simulations and real-world scenario drills to gamified microlearning and live virtual instructor-led sessions, we'll create a blended solution that drives long-term security behavior change. Contact us today to discuss partnering with our industry-leading training professionals.
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