Free Human Security Awareness Tools
Security awareness tools train staff to spot phishing, social engineering, and unsafe handling of data, then measure whether the training worked. The free options here let small businesses run the awareness program and phishing simulations that most compliance frameworks expect.
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CyberAware (UK Gov)
Human Security AwarenessUK Government free cyber security training and awareness resources
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Human Security AwarenessCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - free training and resources
Wizer Security Training & Awareness
Human Security AwarenessFree basic Cybersecurity Awareness Training available to any person and organization - with unlimited users. What's more, videos are free to share with friends and family.
KnowBe4
Human Security AwarenessKnowBe4 is the world's largest integrated platform for security awareness training combined with simulated phishing attacks. Join our more than 37,000 customers to manage the continuing problem of social engineering
Take 5
Human Security AwarenessTake Five is national awareness campaign led by the United Kingdom. The website provides information resources and training for companies and employees working in the payments industry, financial services firms, law enforcement agencies, telecommunication providers, commercial, public and third sector. Their videos and resources cover phone scams, text message scams, email scams, and more.
Phishing Test Google/Jigsaw
Human Security AwarenessPhishing test Google/Jigsaw is an educational resource that teaches staff and managers how to detect fraud and phishing scams.
Get Cyber Safe
Human Security AwarenessGet Cyber Safe is a webpage belonging to the Government of Canada. This online hub educated users about information security risks, how to protect your personal data, and how to protect the devices you use.
Free Cyber Security Awareness Training
Human Security AwarenessESET provides free cyber security awareness training. Use this tool to educate your employees with online videos and certification of completion. ESET's online training videos cover threat detection, password policies, internet browsing protection, and email protection.
Digitally Safe Quiz
Human Security AwarenessDigital Safe Quiz is an online quiz that identifies weaknesses in your security standing. Based on your quiz inputs, the tool suggests activities that can improve your business's security. Digital Safe Quiz also provides challenges to teach employees about fraud detection.
Business Owner Training
Human Security AwarenessHeimdal Security is a online learning resource for Small Business Owners to learn about cyber security. The website teaches owners how to safely manage and store client data, how threats target businesses, and how to become compliant with information security regulations (GDPR). This tool prepares administrators to discover and eliminate security holes in their business systems, as well as choose the right apps to grow their business.
Cyber Aware
Human Security AwarenessCyber Aware is a free information security awareness resource by the United Kingdom Government. The tool teaches users how to protect their homes and businesses from cyber crime.
What Human Security Awareness Tools Do
Security awareness tools train staff to recognise phishing, social engineering, and unsafe handling of data, then measure whether the training changed behaviour. The two halves are training content (short modules, videos, and policies people actually read) and phishing simulation (safe fake attacks that show who clicks, who reports, and how that improves over time).
Most compliance frameworks require awareness training with evidence of completion, and most cyber insurance applications ask about phishing simulations. The free tools on this page let a small business run both: open-source phishing simulators, free training libraries, and reporting that turns a click rate into a metric a board can follow.
How to Choose a Human Security Awareness Tool
- Pick a phishing simulator that can send from a lookalike of your own domain and record clicks and reports, not only clicks.
- Short, frequent training (10 minutes a month) beats an annual hour; choose content in that format.
- Make sure completion is recorded per person with dates; that record is the audit evidence.
- Add a one-click "report phishing" button in your mail client so reporting becomes the trained reflex.
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Free Cybersecurity Baseline AssessmentHuman Security Awareness Tools: Frequently Asked Questions
How often should staff complete security awareness training?
At hire and at least annually is the minimum most frameworks and insurers expect; monthly micro-training with quarterly phishing simulations produces measurably lower click rates. Keep completion records with dates for each person.
Are phishing simulations worth it for a small team?
Yes. A 15-person company can run a free simulation in an hour, and the first result is usually a click rate between 20 and 40 percent. Repeating it quarterly, with training aimed at whoever clicked, is the single most effective control against business email compromise.
What should an awareness program cover?
Phishing and social engineering, password and MFA habits, safe use of generative AI with company data, handling customer and personal data, reporting incidents, and the acceptable use policy. Role-specific modules for developers and finance staff add the most value after the basics.
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