Security Awareness Training

Turn employees into a stronger security layer.

Reduce phishing risk with training built into Thriveon’s layered cybersecurity approach.

Close reporting gaps with clear escalation guidance tied to security policies and compliance needs.

Support audit readiness with documented training aligned to NIST, CMMC, SOC II, and HIPAA needs.

Improve adoption with practical lessons employees can apply across email, files, apps, and devices.

Strengthen security culture with guidance from a team with 20+ years of IT security experience.

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Since partnering with Thriveon, we’ve experienced a significant improvement in our IT operations. Their team’s expertise, responsiveness and professionalism have helped us overcome complex challenges and optimize our IT environment for better performance and reliability. We highly recommend Thriveon to any business seeking to enhance their IT infrastructure and capabilities.

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Thriveon has provided the strategic planning and foresight that had been lacking in our IT environment. Our IT investments have transformed from reactive to proactive, putting us on the right track to improve our infrastructure, reduce our downtime and plan for future improvements. They’ve been an invaluable business partner and resource.

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Thriveon has been working with us and guiding us along the way…We enjoy having more than a client-vendor relationship. We view it as a partnership. We rely on Thriveon heavily, and they’ve always been there for us. Their support for us has been unwavering.

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CEO and Administrator, Sleepy Eye Medical Center

Thriveon has been an outstanding business alliance for our company. At certain times, we are high maintenance. It is wonderful to know that no matter what our demand, they are always there to help. In our industry, managing data and compliance are the cornerstone to ensuring privacy for our clients. Their reliability and dedication to network management lets us know we are protected. This has led to not only improvements in productivity but also peace of mind.

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Managing Partner, Carlson Highland

With the change to the modern workplace, we can now access our files from any location at any time with just an internet connection. Our documents are at our fingertips whether working from home, at a client site or sitting in an airport.

Ann Bolin

Director of Accounting and Administration, Blue Rose Capital Advisors

Thriveon truly focuses on the customer service side of the business. They impress us often with their support. And Thriveon is the first IT company that we found would prevent problems before they happen, rather than react to them after they happened.

John K.

GM, Kozy Heat Fireplaces

Thriveon is one of the best things that happened to us this year. We started out retaining their services to obtain a more reliable and effective data backup solution, but their services to us evolved into a partnership where they are providing not only backup, but also disaster recovery, enhanced security, regular system and hardware monitoring and maintenance, and day-to-day speedy, reliable, professional and knowledgeable support services for all our IT needs (which Thriveon offers through their unlimited support program). Thriveon encourages support requests from all our staff members, for all of our IT questions, big or small, including questions regarding Microsoft Office and our other applications and software programs. Their engineers are friendly and really approachable.

Steve Franta

Managing Partner, The Legal Professionals

Thriveon helped us replace a struggling IT setup with a clear technology strategy that improved efficiency, strengthened security, reduced unnecessary costs, and gave us the confidence to scale our construction business more effectively.

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Operations, Horwitz

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Security Awareness Training Built for Business Risk

Practical training for safer decisions

Phishing Training

Reduce Risk From Phishing

Phishing remains one of the most common ways employees are targeted, so training must be specific, practical, and repeatable. Thriveon helps users understand how suspicious emails, attachments, links, login prompts, and urgent requests are designed to influence decisions.

The goal is not to overwhelm your team. It is to help employees pause, verify, and report with confidence, reducing the likelihood that one rushed click turns into a larger security event.

Social Engineering

Spot Manipulation Earlier

Social engineering training helps employees recognize manipulation beyond email, including phone calls, text messages, vendor impersonation, credential requests, and executive spoofing. Thriveon connects these lessons to the way your business actually works, so users can identify unusual requests without slowing down legitimate work.

This supports safer decision-making across accounting, operations, project teams, leadership, and client-facing roles where trust and urgency are often used against users.

Reporting Process

Improve Incident Reporting

Security awareness is stronger when employees know exactly what to do after something looks suspicious. Thriveon helps define reporting paths, escalation expectations, and internal communication steps so concerns reach the right people quickly.

Clear reporting supports better incident response and gives leadership more visibility into user-reported risks. It also helps reduce confusion during high-pressure moments when fast, consistent action matters.

Compliance Support

Support Audit Readiness

For organizations facing CMMC, NIST, SOC II, HIPAA, PCI, or related requirements, training should be supported by documentation. Thriveon helps connect security awareness activity to policies, procedures, evidence management, and audit readiness needs.

This creates a more defensible program for leadership and auditors. Your team can show that users are being educated on relevant risks and that training supports the broader security and compliance roadmap.

User Best Practices

Reinforce Safer Habits

Employees need guidance that reflects the systems they use every day. Thriveon helps reinforce safe behaviors around passwords, MFA, file sharing, remote access, Microsoft 365, business applications, mobile devices, and sensitive data handling.

By tying awareness training to real workflows, your users can better understand how security decisions affect productivity, client trust, compliance, and business continuity.

Ongoing Improvement

Keep Training Current

Security awareness is not a set-it-and-forget-it activity. Thriveon supports ongoing improvement by aligning training with risk assessments, vulnerability trends, policy updates, incident learnings, and executive priorities.

This standards-based approach helps your organization keep training relevant as threats, applications, regulations, and business operations change. The result is a more mature security culture that improves over time.

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Reduce Risk Through Better Employee Decisions

Security awareness training works best when it is treated as part of a broader business risk strategy, not a one-time presentation. Thriveon helps your team understand common threats such as phishing, social engineering, unsafe links, weak passwords, and poor data handling in plain language employees can use every day.

Training is connected to the security controls, policies, compliance requirements, and operational realities of your business. That means users are not just told what to avoid. They learn how to recognize risk, report concerns, and support a stronger security posture across your organization.

Make Security Practical for Every User

Effective security awareness training gives employees clear actions, not abstract warnings. Thriveon helps turn cybersecurity expectations into repeatable habits that support business continuity and compliance.

Recognize phishing and social engineering attempts before responding
Report suspicious messages through a clear escalation process
Use passwords, MFA, and access controls more responsibly
Handle sensitive business, client, and employee data with care
Support documented compliance programs and audit readiness

This approach helps make security a shared responsibility across leadership, operations, and end users.

Align Training With Cybersecurity Strategy

Training is most valuable when it connects to measurable cybersecurity priorities. Thriveon’s Fractional CIO, cybersecurity, and proactive IT management model helps align awareness training with risk assessments, written policies, incident response planning, and compliance documentation.

Your organization gains more than a training module. You gain a structured way to improve behavior, close knowledge gaps, and reinforce the controls already protecting your environment. For construction, manufacturing, legal, healthcare, and finance teams, that alignment helps reduce avoidable disruption while giving executives clearer visibility into security readiness.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does security awareness training include for employees?

Security awareness training provides employees with practical guidance to recognize and respond to threats like phishing, social engineering, unsafe links, weak passwords, and improper data handling. Training is tailored to your business environment and connects directly to your security policies and compliance requirements. Employees gain clear steps for identifying risks, escalating suspicious activity, and supporting a stronger organizational security posture as part of a broader risk management strategy.

What business outcomes can I expect from security awareness training?

Security awareness training helps reduce the risk of data breaches and compliance failures by empowering your team to make safer daily decisions. Clients have seen up to a 90% reduction in recurring security issues and support tickets, saving time and resources across the organization. This training also supports audit readiness and fosters a company-wide culture of accountability around cybersecurity.

How is security awareness training delivered and customized for my company?

Training is delivered using plain language and real-world examples relevant to your industry, with content adapted to your unique risks, policies, and compliance needs. The program is integrated into your existing security controls and business processes, ensuring employees know exactly how to apply lessons in their daily work. Ongoing reinforcement, escalation procedures, and documentation are all aligned to your operational realities and regulatory requirements.

How long does security awareness training take and how often is it updated?

The initial training can typically be completed in under an hour per employee, with concise modules designed for minimal disruption. Regular refreshers and updates are provided throughout the year to address evolving threats and maintain compliance. The schedule is flexible and can be tailored to your operational demands, ensuring that training remains current and effective over time.

What makes this security awareness training different from generic options?

This training is developed and supported by a team with over 20 years of IT security experience, specializing in mid-sized businesses in regulated sectors like construction, manufacturing, and legal services. Unlike generic programs, it is deeply integrated with your technology roadmap, risk assessments, and compliance strategy. Executive-level oversight ensures that training aligns with your business goals and delivers measurable improvements in risk reduction and operational efficiency.