Human risk
Employee Security Awareness Program Audit
Measure whether employees recognize, report and respond to real security risks—not simply whether annual training was completed.
The business problem
Why this assessment matters.
Completion rates demonstrate attendance, not behavior. Generic annual modules can miss the decisions made by finance teams, administrators, developers, executives and support staff when they face targeted attacks.
Our audit evaluates program design, role relevance, simulation evidence, reporting culture and follow-up. Recommendations focus on observable behavior and risk reduction rather than more training volume.
Audit coverage
What we assess.
Final scope reflects your environment, critical systems, risk profile and assurance objective.
Program governance and annual objectives
New-hire and recurring education
Role-based training for elevated-risk groups
Phishing simulation design and ethics
Suspicious-message reporting behavior
Remedial coaching and repeat-risk handling
Security communications and event-driven learning
Metrics, trends and leadership reporting
Assessment process
How the audit works.
Testing is evidence-led, risk-based and designed to protect business operations.
- Identify workforce risk groups and critical behaviors
- Review curriculum, communications and completion evidence
- Analyze simulation and reporting trends
- Interview program owners and representative stakeholders
- Define measurable behavior outcomes and improvement experiments
Engagement outputs
What your team receives.
Grounded in the evidence, testing and risk context collected during this engagement.
Audience and curriculum gap analysis
Phishing resilience findings
Measurement framework
Role-based learning roadmap
Leadership reporting recommendations
Standards and guidance
A recognizable basis for conclusions.
Applicable standards organize testing and reporting while the actual environment determines risk.
NIST CSF 2.0
CIS Control 14
NIST SP 800-50
ISO 27001 awareness controls
CISA phishing guidance
Frequently asked questions
Planning your employee security awareness assessment.
Is this only a phishing test?
No. Phishing evidence is one input within a broader review of governance, role-based learning, reporting and behavior change.
Will employees be embarrassed or singled out?
The audit favors ethical, learning-centered practices and aggregate analysis. Individual handling follows your approved privacy and HR policies.
Can training be tailored by role?
Yes. We identify distinct risks for groups such as finance, administrators, developers, executives and customer support.
What metrics are better than completion rate?
Useful measures include reporting speed, reporting accuracy, repeat-risk trends, simulation resilience and control behaviors in high-risk workflows.
Can you review our training vendor?
Yes. We assess how vendor capabilities, content and data are configured and governed within your program.
Related assessments
Follow connected attack paths.
Request a Employee Security Awareness audit
Discuss scope, timing, access requirements and the evidence your stakeholders need.