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Security Awareness Training
Deploy Automated, Risk-Based Security Awareness Training
Transform risky employee behavior and foster a stronger, long-lasting culture of security.
Empower your people to be part of your security solution
Go beyond basic security awareness training to prepare your employees to identify and report the latest human‑activated threats. Personalize education for each user with AI-powered guidance and content that intelligently adapts to the changing threat landscape.
Deliver targeted education based on deep insights into users' roles, behaviors, skills, and specific threats they face.
Auto‑enroll users in personalized training that adapts to their risk levels, with AI‑guided simulations built on real attacks.
Motivate and engage users with gamified learning, curated content, real‑world scenarios, just‑in‑time coaching, and more.
Traditional security awareness training is not enough
Basic cybersecurity awareness training may check the compliance box, but it won't build the security culture required to stop today's human-activated threats. You need to identify high‑risk users, educate them on your organization's real threats, and help everyone play a meaningful role in reducing risk.
Measure human risk at the individual user level
Proofpoint ZenGuide helps you provide targeted, data-driven education beyond traditional security awareness training and phishing tests.
Behavioral and Role-Based Risk Insights
Evaluate user behavior, roles, and access to identify individuals with the highest risk and impact.
Threat-Informed Risk Scoring
Incorporate threat exposure, vulnerabilities, and phishing performance into user risk evaluation.
Streamlined Threat Reporting
Enable fast reporting with an easy-to-use Report Suspicious button across email and mobile devices.
Automate risk-based learning at scale
Effortlessly create and customize targeted education for your high-risk employees and enroll them automatically, saving time and effort.
Adaptive User Grouping and Enrollment
Group users by risk, role, and behavior to automatically assign relevant training programs.
Dynamic Learning Paths and Simulations
Deliver multi-step training with simulations, assessments, and guided learning experiences.
AI-Powered Simulation and Training
Recommend simulations and turn real attacks into training with Satori Phishing Simulation Agent and AI ThreatFlip.
Deliver engaging, personalized learning experiences
Educate users across a wide range of security topics, difficulty levels, formats, and languages. Offer global learners a unique learning experience for maximum impact.
Flexible and Contextual Learning
Deliver micro-learning and just-in-time guidance based on user behavior and real-world risk context.
Accessible Learning Experiences
Support global users with WCAG-based accessibility settings for inclusive and consistent training.
Gamified User Engagement
Encourage participation with interactive dashboards that reinforce progress and secure behavior.
Measure and improve program outcomes
Track your users' behavior changes and benchmark them against your industry peers. Combined with Human Risk Explorer, ZenGuide reveals high-risk users and their risky behaviors, and tracks changes over time, ensuring better communication and ongoing improvement.
Proofpoint ZenGuide vs. traditional awareness training
| Features | Proofpoint ZenGuide | Traditional Training |
|---|---|---|
| Turn real phishing emails into instant learning and ready-to-run simulations |
Yes
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No
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| Deploy AI agents to recommend attack-informed programs |
Yes
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No
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| Automate simulation creation and targeting with AI to free analyst time |
Yes
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No
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| Measure and drive behavior change—not just course completion |
Yes
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No
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Empower your users with Collaboration Security Prime
Embed risk‑based learning into every collaboration channel with Proofpoint Collaboration Security Prime. Stop the most advanced attacks across email, collaboration tools, and cloud apps with a single integrated solution.
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FAQ
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How effective is security awareness training?
Security awareness training is only as effective as its ability to reinforce skills and adapt to each user's level of risk. Traditional programs fall short because they don't provide role‑based content, realistic phishing simulations, or timely feedback that mirrors live security threats. Witho...Security awareness training is only as effective as its ability to reinforce skills and adapt to each user's level of risk. Traditional programs fall short because they don't provide role‑based content, realistic phishing simulations, or timely feedback that mirrors live security threats. Without steady practice recognizing phishing emails, social engineering, and proper reporting steps, users struggle to build strong habits that help prevent human‑activated attacks.
The best results come from a few proven practices:
- Role‑ and risk‑based content that targets users with greater exposure
- Realistic phishing simulations that reflect current attacker tactics
- Just‑in‑time coaching that guides decision‑making at the moment of risk
- Ongoing reinforcement through micro‑lessons, periodic assessments, and behavior tracking
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Why isn’t traditional security awareness training enough to reduce human cyber risk?
Traditional security awareness training isn’t enough because infrequent, one‑size‑fits‑all courses don’t change everyday behavior or keep pace with new attacker tactics. Static lessons may meet compliance needs, but they don’t help people respond to live, novel threats. ...Traditional security awareness training isn’t enough because infrequent, one‑size‑fits‑all courses don’t change everyday behavior or keep pace with new attacker tactics. Static lessons may meet compliance needs, but they don’t help people respond to live, novel threats.
Its main limitations tend to be:
- Lack of personalization: Everyone gets the same training, regardless of role or behavior.
- Low frequency: Annual or occasional sessions don’t build lasting habits.
- Limited insight: Programs don’t measure real decisions or simulation performance.
- Slow response to threats: Content rarely updates fast enough to match evolving attacks.
- Minimal feedback: Users don’t get timely guidance when they make risky choices.
