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Center of Excellence – Education Training & Awareness (ETA)

Center of Excellence — ETA

Your employees are your last line of defense. Let’s make them your strongest.

The Guardyne COE ETA knowledge area brings together best practices, research, and real-world guidance on security education, training, and awareness for SMBs. Human error drives most cyberattacks — ETA paired with Guardyne365 automated protection covers both the human layer and the platform layer.

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The human risk

The numbers that make training non-negotiable

Technology alone doesn’t stop cyberattacks. People do — when they’re trained to recognize them. These are the facts behind the urgency.

82%

Of data breaches involve a human element — phishing, weak passwords, or accidental exposure

$4.9M

Average cost of a data breach for a small business in 2024

60%

Of SMBs that suffer a major cyberattack close within six months

70%

Reduction in phishing click rates after consistent security awareness training

What ETA delivers

Three pillars of a security-conscious workforce

Guardyne ETA goes beyond compliance checkboxes — it builds lasting habits that protect your business every day alongside Guardyne365 automated controls.

Turn employees into allies

Engaging, industry-tailored training programs teach your team to identify phishing scams, protect sensitive data, and report suspicious activity — in the moment it matters, not after the damage is done.

Eliminate human error at the source

Human error drives most cyberattacks. Practical exercises, real-world simulations, and regular reinforcement sharpen your team’s instincts — so the right response becomes second nature.

Build a culture of security

From executives to front-line staff, everyone understands their role. Ongoing communication, updated threat awareness, and role-based learning make security a shared responsibility across your organization.

What’s included in Guardyne ETA

Delivered in English and Spanish, and designed for SMBs — not enterprise security teams.

Phishing simulations

Live, real-world phishing tests that measure your team’s readiness and identify who needs additional coaching.

Bilingual training videos

Engaging short-form video content in English and Spanish — accessible to every member of your workforce.

Role-based learning paths

Specialized training matched to each employee’s role — executives, operations, finance, and front-line staff each get relevant content.

Ongoing threat awareness

Regular updates on emerging threats keep your team informed and vigilant — not just trained once and forgotten.

Progress reporting

Clear dashboards show training completion, phishing simulation results, and workforce risk scores over time.

Tailored to your industry

Content and scenarios adapted to the specific threats and compliance requirements of your sector.

ETA works alongside Guardyne365 — not instead of it

Guardyne365 automatically hardens your M365 environment, monitors for drift, and remediates risky changes in real time. ETA trains your people to be the human layer of that defense. Together they cover every angle — the platform and the people.

Automated M365 hardening 24×365 drift monitoring Auto-remediation ETA workforce training

Wondering how exposed your team actually is?

Start with a free Guardyne assessment. We map your M365 configuration and surface the human-risk gaps that ETA and Guardyne365 together can close — before an attacker finds them first.

1 Free assessment
2 Gap report
3 Guardyne365 + ETA onboarding
No cost. No commitment. Takes less than 30 minutes

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Ready to make your workforce your strongest defense?

Start with a free assessment — and see exactly where Guardyne ETA and Guardyne365 can close your gaps.

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