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Security Training

What is Security Training?

Formal education programs that develop employee knowledge and skills in cybersecurity topics relevant to their roles and responsibilities.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as security training. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on security training

Requirements naming security training across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

C5 (Germany)2 controls

Run a security awareness and training programme differentiated by target group and completed regularly by all internal and external personnel, refreshed as policies and the threat picture change, and covering production system handling, customer data handling,...

C5-HR-03 · Security training and awareness programme

Personnel with access to critical digital assets must receive cyber security awareness and role-based training.

RG5.71-C.3 · Cyber Security Training
SWIFT CSCF2 controls

Provide regular training and awareness for staff with SWIFT related responsibilities so they can recognise threats and respond appropriately.

CSCF-7.2 · Security Training and Awareness

Implement a formal information security training and awareness program for all personnel interacting with CDR data, including security training and awareness, acceptable use of technology, and human resource security.

AUCDR-IS-6 · Information security training and awareness program

Institutions shall establish an information-security training and awareness programme for all staff and contractors, including the management body.

EBA-GL-3.4.7 · Information security training and awareness

Undertakings establish information security training programmes for all staff (including the AMSB) to reduce human error, theft, fraud, misuse or loss, provided regularly, and implement periodic security awareness programmes.

EIOPA-ICTSG-GL.13 · Information security training and awareness

Questions people ask about security training

What is Security Training?
Formal education programs that develop employee knowledge and skills in cybersecurity topics relevant to their roles and responsibilities.
Why is Security Training important for compliance?
Security Training is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding security training helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Security Training?
Security Training appears in the requirement text of C5 (Germany), NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity, SWIFT CSCF, Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR), EBA Guidelines on ICT and Security Risk Management (EBA/GL/2024/07). Across these standards we have identified 9 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Security Training?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how security training applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.