This policy establishes a simple, ongoing program to ensure all your employees understand their security responsibilities. It's designed to reduce the risk of human error by training your team to spot, avoid, and report common cyber threats.
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Build a Human Firewall: Equip your staff to recognize and resist phishing, malware, and other common attacks through practical, relevant training.
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Reduce Costly Mistakes: Minimize the risk of data breaches caused by human error, protecting your company's data and reputation.
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Meet Compliance Demands: Satisfy key training requirements for ISO 27001:2022, GDPR, and NIS2 with a documented and auditable program.
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Foster a Security Culture: Go beyond a one-time event and create a continuous cycle of awareness with onboarding, annual refreshers, and regular security tips.
Read Full Overview
The Information Security Awareness and Training Policy - SME is a comprehensive framework aimed at ensuring that all personnel within small and medium enterprises are adequately informed and trained on their information security responsibilities. This policy addresses the growing need for robust security measures by providing structured training programs that cater to the specific roles within an organization. By integrating these practices into daily operations, the policy helps to cultivate a proactive security culture that mitigates human error, which is often a significant vulnerability in cybersecurity. Regular audits and compliance checks are built into the policy to ensure its effectiveness and relevance. Ultimately, this policy not only aids in achieving regulatory compliance but also instills confidence within the organization by reducing the likelihood of breaches and enhancing overall resilience.
What's Inside
- Onboarding Security Training
- Annual Refresher Program
- Phishing & Threat Awareness
- Training Documentation & Tracking
- Policy Acknowledgement Process
- Event-Driven Communications
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Enforcement & Compliance
Built for Leaders, By Leaders
This policy provides a complete, easy-to-manage training framework that makes security awareness a part of your company's DNA, not just a yearly task. It was authored by a security leader to be a practical framework that stands up to auditor scrutiny.
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Framework Compliance
🛡️ Supported Standards & Frameworks
This product is aligned with the following compliance frameworks, with detailed clause and control mappings.
| Framework | Covered Clauses / Controls |
|---|---|
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | 7.3 |
| ISO/IEC 27002:2022 | 6.3 |
| NIST SP 800-53 Rev.5 | AT-2AT-4 |
| EU GDPR | Art. 32Art. 39 |
| EU NIS2 | Art. 21(2)(i) |
| EU DORA | Art. 13 |
| COBIT 2019 | BAI08DSS05 |
Part of a Complete ISMS Toolkit
This policy is one of 37 documents in our complete toolkit. When implemented as a set, our framework helps you achieve comprehensive compliance across major standards.
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ISO 27001:2022
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NIST
88%
NIS2
75%
DORA
70%
GDPR
Related Policies
This foundational policy is directly linked to the following organizational security policies to ensure comprehensive alignment and traceability across the ISMS.
P2S - Governance Roles & Responsibilities Policy
Assigns responsibility for training coordination and oversight.
P3S - Acceptable Use Policy
Reinforces expectations for behavior addressed in training.
P4S - Access Control Policy
Ensures users understand the importance of access security.
P7S - Onboarding and Termination Policy
Embeds security awareness training into the hiring process.
P30S - Incident Response Policy
Ensures staff know how to report incidents promptly and correctly.
About This Policy
An Information Security Awareness and Training Policy is a formal framework that outlines an organization's commitment to educating its employees about their security responsibilities. For Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), where dedicated security teams are rare, empowering every employee to act as a human firewall is one of the most effective and affordable security controls. This policy establishes a structured program for initial, ongoing, and ad-hoc security training.
This policy ensures all personnel, including contractors, understand critical security topics like phishing, password hygiene, and incident reporting. It sets requirements for onboarding new staff, conducting annual refreshers, and communicating emerging threats. By implementing this ISO 27001:2022-aligned policy, your SME not only reduces the risk of costly data breaches caused by human error but also creates a documented, auditable training program that satisfies key compliance requirements under GDPR, NIS2, and DORA.
