Fortinet, for the second year in a row, has been named the winner of the "Security Awareness Training Platform of the Year" award by CyberSecurity Breakthrough. This leading independent market intelligence organization recognizes today's top companies, technologies, and products in the global information security market.

Raising Employee Cyber Awareness to Defend Against Cyberattacks

The Fortinet Security Awareness and Training service is a SaaS-based offering for enterprises and small-to-medium-sized businesses. The service provides a comprehensive security awareness training solution to help organizations change employee behavior and be prepared not to fall victim to cyberattacks. Developed by the Fortinet Training Institute, this service was designed in line with NIST 800-50 and NIST 800-16 guidelines.

The service is currently available across more than 15 countries in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese, with more language rollouts planned. In addition, the service is free to any organization with 25 or fewer employees across the public and private sectors. Additionally, Fortinet has made available a no-cost education-focused version, including a security awareness curriculum for the classroom. This customized service is available for all primary and secondary schools in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, with expansion planned for additional countries.

"The Fortinet Security Awareness and Training service delivers timely and current awareness training on today's cybersecurity threats and provides organizations with an easy-to-use and comprehensive solution," says Steve Johansson, managing director of CyberSecurity Breakthrough. "Employees are high-value targets for cybercriminals and may be the victims of phishing emails, drive-by downloads, and more. An untrained workforce can introduce serious risk. Fortinet is helping IT, security, and compliance leaders build a cyber-aware culture where employees recognize and avoid falling victim to cyberattacks."

Building on the Fortinet Training Institute's Industry Accolades

The Fortinet Training Institute has been recognized with various industry awards and accolades that highlight Fortinet's commitment to cybersecurity training and certification. These industry recognitions shed light on Fortinet's commitment to closing the cybersecurity skills gap and its ongoing investment in training and certification, pledging to train 1 million people on cybersecurity by 2026. Fortinet strives to deliver the best cybersecurity training and certification program in the industry.

The industry has honored and validated these efforts through a series of awards. In 2023, the Fortinet Training Institute has been recognized with the following: 

• Winner of Cyber Defense Magazine's 2023 Global Infosec Awards for Cutting-Edge Security Awareness Training
• Winner of Cyber Defense Magazine's 2023 Global Infosec Awards for Best Solution Cybersecurity Training
• CyberSecurity Excellence Award 2023 Winner for Best Cybersecurity Training Program
• CyberSecurity Excellence Award 2023 Winner for Security Awareness Program

Find out more about how Fortinet's Training Advancement Agenda (TAA) and Training Institute programs-including the NSE Certification program, Academic Partner program, and Education Outreach program-are helping to solve the cyber skills gap and prepare the cybersecurity workforce of tomorrow.