A successful cybersecurity awareness program isn’t just about training—it’s about compliance, engagement, and long term risk reduction. Many organizations struggle with basic, checkbox-style training that fails to create real behavioral change among employees. Without a structured security awareness plan, companies remain vulnerable to phishing attacks, social engineering, malware threats and regulatory penalties.
At AwareNex, we specialize in designing and implementing custom cybersecurity awareness programs for employees that are not only engaging but also aligned with industry compliance standards such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC Our approach ensures your security awareness initiatives cover critical topics including phishing awareness training, password protection, data protection, cybersecurity at the workplace, and spear-phishing attacks to meet regulatory requirements while effectively training employees to recognize and respond to evolving cyber threats.
The foundation of an effective cybersecurity awareness program starts with understanding where your organization stands today. In this phase, we focus exclusively on identifying gaps in security awareness training rather than technical security gaps. This includes:
• Evaluating current training initiatives to assess effectiveness and engagement.
• Identifying gaps in phishing awareness, social engineering defense, and compliance-based training.
• Reviewing existing employee participation and knowledge retention to pinpoint areas needing improvement.
• Aligning awareness training with compliance standards to ensure adherence to NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR.
• Discussing budgeting, training scope, and implementation requirements to create a program that fits your organization’s needs and resources.
We develop a fully customized cybersecurity awareness program that meets NIST, CIS, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR
compliance requirements by:
• Creating a 12–month awareness strategy with training modules, phishing campaigns, and security drills.
• Designing industry–specific role–based training for employees handling sensitive data (e.g., finance, HR, IT).
• Ensuring all training incorporates compliance–driven policies and best practices.
• Reviewing and finalizing the program with key stakeholders for approval.
This step ensures a structured, effective, and regulatory–compliant program is ready for deployment.
We initiate the awareness program with:
• Phishing simulations, security training modules, and compliance–based learning.
• Baseline testing to measure initial employee awareness and track progress.
• Real–time monitoring to evaluate participation, engagement, and effectiveness.
This step ensures that awareness training is not just delivered—but actively measured and improved.
A cybersecurity awareness program should continuously evolve based on real results and emerging threats. At this stage,
we:
• Analyze the past six months of awareness training data to assess what worked and where improvements are
needed.
• Reorganize and adjust the program to ensure maximum effectiveness, reinforcing areas where employees
struggle the most.
• Evaluate engagement levels, phishing simulation results, and compliance adherence to fine–tune training
initiatives.
• Make risk–based adjustments by implementing targeted awareness campaigns for departments with higher
vulnerabilities.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with NIST, CIS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and other security frameworks, updating training
as needed.
By consistently refining the program based on real performance data, we ensure that security awareness training is not
just an annual requirement but an evolving, results–driven initiative that strengthens your organization’s defense against
cyber threats.
Cyber threats and compliance regulations are constantly evolving—so should your awareness program. AwareNex
provides:
• Regular content updates to keep employees informed on new cyber threats and compliance changes.
• Quarterly risk assessments to ensure continued adherence to security standards.
• Ongoing program support to refresh training modules and awareness campaigns as needed.
This step ensures long–term program effectiveness, compliance sustainability, and a resilient security culture.
A strong cybersecurity awareness program isn’t just about training—it’s about compliance, risk reduction, and creating a culture of security awareness. At AwareNex, we take a structured, compliance-driven, and data-backed approach to ensure your workforce is educated, engaged, and ready to defend against cyber threats. Looking for a cybersecurity awareness program that meets industry compliance standards?
Let’s Talk About Your Awareness Strategy.
