Fortinet is making an education-focused version of its Security Awareness and Training service available at no cost to K-12 school boards and private schools across Canada. The SaaS-based service offers timely and current awareness training on today’s cybersecurity threats. It helps build a cyber-informed culture where education staff recognize and avoid falling victim to cyberattacks. Content for K-12 schools in Canada is offered in both French and English, among other languages.
The school boards and private schools can set campaigns and select which modules to deploy to education staff at intervals they choose, making the content fully customizable. The training comprises 20 modules, including Bad Actors for Educators, Data Privacy for Educators, Insider Threats for Educators, Mobile Security for Educators, Social Engineering for Educators, Social Media for Educators, and more.
Research from the 2025 Skills Gap report and Security Awareness & Training Report in the Education Sector shows that:
79%
of organizations say AI use by bad actors has helped employees see why awareness and training matter.
89%
of education institutions experienced breaches in 2024.
59%
of education organizations report moderate or significant reductions in intrusions, incidents, and breaches after implementing security awareness and training.
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Purpose-built to align to NIST 800-50 and NIST 800-16 guidelines, the service provides a turnkey offering including an intuitive administrative interface for campaign building, monitoring, and reporting. Certificates of Completion are issued to those learners who complete the training.
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Training Modules
Quizzes and Knowledge Checks
Micro and Nano Reinforcement Videos
Awareness Assets
With the support of educators from around the world, Fortinet aims to empower students to apply cybersecurity skills to their digital interactions at school, at home, and everywhere they go. The Security Awareness Curriculum includes:
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Train educational staff and students to recognize and report on potential security threats in email, online, or in a physical setting.
Reduce the costs and strain on security and IT in managing infections and removing malware.
Prevent the impact of breaches caused by educational staff and student errors and poor judgment.
Ensure educational staff and students are aware of data privacy and security and are motivated to protect personally identifiable information and other sensitive data types.
Satisfy requirements for security and awareness training across major frameworks.
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| 2025 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Program | 2025 Global InfoSec Award Winner for Security Awareness Training | 2025 Globees Gold Winner for Cybersecurity Education and Training | 2025 CyberSecurity Excellence Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Program | 2024 Global InfoSec Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Training | 2024 CyberSecurity Excellence Award Winner for Best Security Awareness Program | 2024 Globees Gold Winner for Security Awareness & Training |
