Employee Training for Data Privacy and Information Security

It’s more critical than ever to ensure that employees understand the rules and guidelines involved with data usage and data protection. The more informed and aware employees are, the less likely a costly data incident or breach may occur.

Better Everyday Decisions

Entrust your employees to make the right choices by guiding them with the actions and insights to handle the complexity of data protection laws with confidence.

The course covers these topics and more:

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Data privacy laws:
GLBA, GDPR, CCPA, FRCA, CAN-SPAM Act, HIPAA, FERPA
Information security risks
Safe password practices
Common phishing red flags
Social engineering
Malware
Social media risks

Overview

Enabling employees to be proactive in sensitive data protection through effective data security training

Data privacy and data protection have become front-and-center issues around the world as individuals demand more control of their personal information and organizations face more significant information security threats and risks. And with more people working remotely, it’s more critical than ever to ensure that employees understand the rules and guidelines involved with data usage and data protection. The more informed and aware employees are, the less likely a costly data incident or breach may occur.

Data privacy focuses on how personal information is collected and used. Information security focuses on keeping all kinds of nonpublic information and systems safe. The consequences for data breaches, not properly protecting personal data and violating data privacy laws and regulations can be severe. These consequences can involve fines, damage to an organization’s reputation, and loss of customer trust.

Phishing attacks are among the top security risks for organizations. Phishing involves cybercriminals who use different techniques to lure targets into sharing personal, confidential or sensitive information or downloading malicious software via emails, text messages, phone calls, and social media.

Training employees on how to properly use and protect sensitive data, while also avoiding threats is a key element of our information security compliance programs. When you raise employee security awareness levels and convey the importance of asking questions and reporting concerns, data and security breaches are less likely to occur. This awareness training helps keep organizations in compliance with data protection laws while fostering trust with employees, clients, customers, partners and communities.

Online Training

Data Privacy and Information Security

This 40-minute eLearning course provides employees with a practical overview of the principles, practices and laws for collecting and using personal data, keeping organizations’ information safe and supporting a secure work environment, whether they are onsite or remote. A video host guides learners through interactive episodes, video scenarios, simulations, knowledge checks and viewer email and twitter segments that address common questions about data privacy awareness and security risks.

Data privacy training for employees covers these topics and more:

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Data Privacy Laws: GLBA, GDPR, CCPA, FRCA, CAN-SPAM Act, HIPAA, FERPA
Information Security Risks
Safe Password Practices
Common Phishing Red Flags
Social Engineering
Malware
Social Media Risks

The Traliant difference

Our modern, interactive approach to online compliance training combines up-to-date content and eLearning strategies to raise awareness of workplace best practices and employees’ role in properly handling personal and confidential information and avoiding security risks to your organization. Traliant courses are mobile-optimized for access on any device and can be customized to reflect your industry, policies, culture and branding.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What should be included in data privacy training?

Data privacy training should include how to properly use and protect sensitive data, while also avoiding threats. It should raise employee security awareness and convey the importance of asking questions and reporting concerns. Doing this decreases the likelihood of security risks making their way into your organization.

How do you train employees for information security?

Today, there are online training programs designed to help employees learn how to protect sensitive data. Traliant offers a valuable eLearning course that provides employees with a practical overview of the principles, practices and laws for collecting and using personal data, keeping organizations’ information safe and supporting a secure work environment, whether they are onsite or remote.