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NSAT™ - Overview

Increasing the security awareness throughout your organization is the single most important investment you can make to improve your overall security posture. Digital Defense wrote and developed the Network Security Awareness Training (NSAT) to teach your employees the guidelines of appropriate system use and password construction, to provide them with an appreciation of the need for physical and IT-based security measures, and to instill an awareness of social engineering techniques. This comprehensive guide typically requires less than an hour of an employee's time to complete.

Solution Descriptions

Online

The online NSAT training modules enable you to educate your personnel in the basics of network security, ways to identify the risks that exist in day-to-day departmental functions, and to explain methods for protecting your network on a daily basis. The focus for the training modules is administrative, mid-management, and executive level personnel.

The NSAT program is designed for incorporation in your routine HR training requirements such as new hire orientations or ongoing refresher training for current personnel. The testing and completion certification features serve as a ready-made compliance auditing tool.

Key topics covered by this offering include Acceptable Use Policies, Social Engineering and Password Security Basics. The addition of new topics or enhancements occurs on a semi-annual basis.

Instructor-led Sessions

Digital Defense develops custom training solutions that include commonly encountered security issues in the marketplace. In addition to the delivery mechanisms mentioned previously, Digital Defense also delivers a .train the trainer. solution that you can deploy as part of your own training programs. We can customize and deliver the training for you, either through web conferencing or in person.

Benefits

The most sophisticated technology in the world can be quickly breached by a weak or compromised password. Increasing the security awareness of client staff is therefore the most fundamental and the single most important investment that you can make to improve your security posture. Some of the specific benefits of this service include:

• Several different distribution options to best fit your needs, organization structure and resources.
• Training materials that are understood by all personnel, not just Information Technology (IT) professionals.
• Validation of course completion. A personalized certificate of completion is automatically generated once an employee completes the course and successfully passes all testing modules.
• An excellent return on investment when comparing the minimal cost of the solution to the significant positive impact on the security of your information assets.
• Positive response to examiners when questioned about security awareness training aimed at meeting regulatory guidelines.

We at Digital Defense believe that security training is a fundamental building block in any organization.s network security program. We recommend that you make security training available to all employees on at least an annual basis.

Results

For the NSAT online program, personnel who successfully complete the testing modules included in the training program will receive a personalized certificate of completion. The software automatically generates this certificate of completion once the user has successfully completed the testing cycle.

For instructor-led courses, an instructor tests personnel to determine the effectiveness of the training material and the comprehension level of each employee. The instructor completes this testing on a manual basis.