Prilock Security, an innovator in online security awareness training, today announced its consumer security awareness program falls right in line with recommendations from the President’s new cyber security initiatives. President Barack Obama presented a 10-point near-term action plan aimed at securing the federal government's and the nation's critical IT infrastructure. Point six aims to “create a national public security awareness program” – because security awareness training is the only way to effectively reduce risk for all individuals.
Prilock’s online security awareness is designed for all user experience levels from beginning to expert. The one-hour interactive briefing is perfect for anyone who uses a smartphone, laptop, or public Wi-Fi. Users learn how cybercrime works and why everyone is a target. The easy-to-follow lessons are reinforced with Prilock’s Hacker Challenge game, where a hacker attempts to steal users' ID, cash, and retirement accounts. The training meets all corporate compliance regulations and mandates for security awareness training but is presented in 8-minute lessons that make remembering and implementing the skills much easier for individuals and employees.
“Prilock takes the approach that it is easier to learn something by doing. We show people how to be safe following a proven principal: What I hear - I forget, What I see - I remember, What I do - I understand,” said Dan Hirning, CEO of Prilock. “Once students are shown by a hacker how he sets up an attack, and the psychology used to trick the victim, people know what to look out for, now, and in the future.”
In the cyber security portion of the State-of-the-Union address, the President said as a country we need to do more to protect every person’s bank account and personal information. And the best way to do that is to empower people with knowledge that keeps them safer online because when companies or government agencies are hacked it’s the individual who suffers the most. Prilock shows people how to use the Internet, email, and social media safely - greatly reducing their visibility and vulnerability to identity theft and other malicious attacks.
For a limited time, Prilock is offering 50% off its 1-year security awareness training. It offers Gift Cards, allowing people to send them to friends, clients, or loved ones to help secure their online activities from hackers’ tricks. For more information visit www.prilock.com.
About Prilock
Prilock provides professional online security education to small and medium size businesses and is the first to offer this training directly to individuals. Prilock’s team has extensive experience securing commercial, federal, military and classified networks from cyber criminals.
