
Adopt the nine cybersecurity habits—literacy, skepticism, vigilance, secrecy, culture, diligence, community mirroring, deception—to turn innate self-preservation into secure daily behaviors. Begin with the free Cybersecurity Habits Personality Assessment.
Turn cybersecurity literacy into a habit by using habit loops, prompts, behaviors, and rewards, then apply habit stacking to connect related cybersecurity habits and build momentum with prompts and recipes.
Build cybersecurity literacy with a foundation, asking questions, and spending 60 seconds to look up terms. Stay current via reliable sources, webinars, communities, and a habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward.
Learn like you're going to teach to boost your cyber security literacy, and deepen understanding by teaching others through the three-step habit loop of prompt behavior and reward.
Cultivate cybersecurity literacy by building a three-step habit loop of prompt, action, and reward, using accessible podcasts like Darknet Diaries to stay informed and engaged.
Protect payments by tapping your card or phone, using chips, RFID blocking wallets, and tokenized Apple Pay or Google Pay, while building the habit loop of prompt, behavior, and reward.
Build a cybersecurity culture by making skepticism a habit using prompts, recipes, and the slow down and frown technique. Verify bank calls and check Snopes before reacting.
Think before you click to avoid copycat websites and forgery of sender details; build cybersecurity habits with a three-step loop: prompt, behavior, and reward, verifying sites via a search engine.
Practice the slow down and frown technique to boost vigilance against phishing, spotting red flags within 30 seconds and reducing phishing clicks by 43% while tripling reporting of suspicious messages.
Guard against text message-based cyber attacks by applying the Well Aware three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, reward—to verify bank messages by calling the number on the back of your card.
Use Well Aware's three-step habit loop to resist Black Friday scams. Prompt, google the original site, avoid clicking email links, and reward safe shopping with Apple Pay or PayPal.
Cultivate a proactive cybersecurity culture by building vigilance habits through specific prompts and rewards. Review browser history after coming home and meditate briefly to reinforce the prompt-driven habit.
Treat passwords as unique snowflakes by using a password vault to create a different password for each site, guided by a three-step habit loop of prompt, behavior, and reward.
Explore denomination double check to prevent accidental email leaks by validating recipients before sending or attaching, using a three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, and reward, to build this habit.
Develop a three step habit loop to replace unsubscribing with flagging junk or reporting spam and blocking the sender for better email safety.
Build cybersecurity vigilance using a three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, reward—to change your routines: monitor recent logins, use unique passwords, and stop social media hijacking.
Lock your computer when you stand up and check your screen before sharing to prevent leaks, reinforcing a cyber secure identity through small, time-efficient habits.
Apply secure file sharing by checking permissions before sharing and reviewing access settings annually. Use the three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, and reward—to build this file sharing behavior.
Encrypt company laptops to prevent data breaches after loss or theft. Apply a three step habit loop—prompt, behavior, reward—to foster device checks and secure storage across hybrid work.
Build a cybersecurity culture by adopting shredding habits, using strip cut or cross-cut shredders or services, and applying a three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, and reward to reinforce cyber secrecy.
Learn to declutter your digital life by periodically reviewing files, securely deleting sensitive data, and using cleanup tools; apply a three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, reward—to reduce digital litter.
Discover how to build a cybersecurity culture through a three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward, driving secure printing practices, prompt retrieval of documents, and privacy minded habits.
Create cybersecurity culture by building daily habits and focusing on beginnings, with security minutes and start-of-meeting routines, and reinforce it through end-of-day rituals and new employee onboarding.
Employ the security minute to foster cybersecurity culture by dedicating 60 seconds at the start of weekly meetings to discuss security topics, using a prompt-behavior-reward habit loop.
Implement security from day one by onboarding new employees with resources, incident plans, and training, using a three step habits loop to prompt secure behavior and cultivate a cybersecurity culture.
Implement a clean desk policy to protect sensitive data and reduce insider risk; secure documents and devices, and apply a three-step habit loop of prompt, behavior, and reward.
Lead by example to build a culture of cybersecurity through awareness, training, and advocacy, mentoring, and campaigns, guided by the three-step habit loop of prompt behavior and reward.
Prevent tailgating by practicing a three-step habit loop: prompt after swiping, observe surroundings, and reward a high five to the next person, strengthening cybersecurity culture.
Address training scars by avoiding blame and incentives that suppress reporting. Empower breach-experienced teams to lead learning and overcome learned helplessness through collective, security-minded habits.
Discover how forgetting passwords improves security by using a password vault to create unique per-site passwords, and apply the three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, reward—to build the new habit.
Learn to combat multifactor fatigue by recognizing deceptive MFA requests, maintaining a cheat sheet of accounts with a password vault, and applying the three-step habit loop—prompt, behavior, reward.
Think before you send out of office replies to limit exposure and prevent impersonation; apply the three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward, to create safe, targeted messages.
Conduct cybersecurity tabletop exercises to practice incident response, validate roles, and review backups under ransomware scenarios, using a three-step habit loop to sustain improvements.
Make cybersecurity a community habit by applying the four eyes: identify, initiate, invest, and intensify; contribute positive and negative reviews, and volunteer to mentor or teach cybersecurity.
Learn how see something say something applies to cyber security by reporting suspicious emails, calls, or strangers to build a three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward, improving detection and protection.
Build your cybersecurity community by sharing tips with family, friends, and coworkers, cultivating habits like strong passwords and two-factor authentication through the three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward.
Learn how the cybersecurity culture thrives through the habit of community—prompting users to review posts and post reviews, guided by a three-step habit loop of prompt, behavior, and reward.
Start a cyber security book club to connect with others, explore cybersecurity reading, and accelerate culture building through a three-step habit loop of prompt, behavior, and reward.
Make cybersecurity a habit by regular mirroring: review credit scores, view social media anonymously, and Google your name, email, and phone, then journal interactions and habit stack feedback.
Google yourself to monitor your online identity and digital footprint, then apply a three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward, to search your name, email, and phone after paying bills.
Use digital mirrors to check your digital profiles and privacy settings, assess breaches with Have I Been Pwned, and verify links via VirusTotal, reinforcing habit loops.
Create a cybersecurity culture with habits by checking your score before they wreck your score, reviewing your credit report annually, and using identity theft protection to prevent fraud or breach.
Learn how multi-factor authentication adds a post-login challenge with codes from texts, apps, or hardware tokens to block cyber threats. Apply a three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward.
Turn deception into a safe security habit by practicing daily prompts at the start of interactions, using password challenge questions, and safeguarding personal details like birthdays.
Build a cybersecurity culture with habits using a three-step habit loop, prompt behavior, and reward to change practices. Create secure, memorable, deceptive, and simple answers your best friend can't guess.
Counter deepfakes by making deception a security habit: use prompts, false details, and intentional mistakes, then reward with a funny profile filter to outwit fakers and verify suspicious requests.
Explore how deception builds cybersecurity culture using a three-step habit loop: prompt behavior and reward, illustrated by the decoy wallet story.
discover how decoy identities, burner emails, and private search tools protect privacy, using Well Aware's three-step habit loop: prompt, behavior, reward, to build cyber security habits.
Everyone is required to take cybersecurity awareness training, but this course is different because it makes the training actionable. Understanding cybersecurity is important, but this course will help you make security easy by making it a habit, and will show tailor your approach to security to fit your unique personality and to fit your life the way you live it.
You’ve probably already taken some kind of cybersecurity training in your career and if you’re like most people, you probably hated it or thought that it was a waste of time because it wasn’t specific to your situation or the way you work. With Security Awareness For Everyone, I will be your cyber security coach and help you develop a personal training plan to identify and improve habits that affect your cybersecurity.
As a CISO, I’ve helped Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, startups and individuals become more cyber aware and secure. And I have good news. You don’t need a degree in computer science or advanced computer skills to be more secure, because security is innate. It is a survival mechanism we all have. It is in your DNA! All you need to do to become cyber secure is to utilize these these proven techniques from psychology and neuroscience and follow the Habit Recipes.
Security Habits For Everyone is based on the nine cybersecurity habits described in my award winning book, Well Aware: Master the Nine Habits to Protect Your Future. We all have our own unique strengths when it comes to security. This course will help you identify your own strengths and start to build on them. Each microlearning video helps you incorporate security into your life by using the three step habit Loop to accelerate your journey towards becoming more cybersecure.
Whatever your career path is, can be Well Aware of cyber security and as a result, become truly cyber secure.
George Finney
Founder and CEO - Well Aware Security