SucceedLEARN’s Information Security Awareness Training for SOC 2 Compliance provides practical employee security awareness across the key risk areas most relevant to an organisation’s SOC 2 control environment.
Through focused learning on account security, data protection, social engineering, malware, insider threats, third-party risk, remote working, physical security and incident reporting, employees build the knowledge needed to make safer security decisions in their everyday work.
By completing the training, employees will be better equipped to:
The objective is not to make employees SOC 2 specialists. It is to help them understand the security behaviours that can support the organisation’s information security controls and SOC 2 readiness.
Protect Accounts and Strengthen Access Security
Employees learn why account security matters and how secure authentication practices help reduce the risk of unauthorised access.
Key Topics: Strong Password Creation · Password Security · NIST Guidance · 2FA · MFA Fatigue Attacks
Explore Account Security TrainingHandle Sensitive Information Appropriately
Help employees understand how information is classified and why different types of data require different levels of protection.
Key Topics: Data Classification · Sensitive Information · Secure Handling · Data Sharing · Information Protection
Explore Data Classification TrainingRecognise Malicious Activity Before It Causes Harm
Employees learn how malware can enter organisational environments and the behaviours that can reduce exposure.
Key Topics: Malware · Ransomware · Suspicious Links · Malicious Attachments · Unsafe Downloads
Explore Malware Awareness TrainingProtect Information Beyond Digital Systems
Information security also depends on controlling physical access to devices, documents, workspaces and facilities.
Key Topics: Physical Access · Tailgating · Device Security · Clean Desk Practices · Visitor Awareness
Explore Physical Security TrainingStay Security-Aware Outside the Office
Employees learn safer behaviours for accessing organisational systems and information from remote and hybrid working environments.
Key Topics: Remote Working · Wi-Fi Security · Secure Access · Device Protection · Working Outside the Office
Explore Remote Work Security TrainingRecognise When Attackers Target People
Help employees identify manipulation, urgency, impersonation and phishing techniques used to influence employee behaviour.
Key Topics: Phishing · Smishing · Vishing · Impersonation · Suspicious Requests · Verification
Explore Social Engineering TrainingUnderstand Security Risks Beyond Your Organisation
Employees learn why third-party relationships can introduce risk and how approved processes, secure information sharing and appropriate escalation help protect organisational information.
Key Topics: Vendor Risk · Third-Party Security · Secure Data Sharing · Approved Vendors · Escalation
Explore Third-Party Risk TrainingRecognise It. Report It. Respond Faster.
Employees learn how to identify suspicious activity and why timely reporting through approved organisational channels matters.
Key Topics: Security Incidents · Warning Signs · Reporting · Escalation · Employee Responsibilities
Explore Incident Reporting TrainingRecognise Security Risks From Within
Help employees understand how malicious actions, negligence and compromised accounts can create insider risk.
Key Topics: Malicious Insiders · Negligent Behaviour · Compromised Accounts · Warning Signs · Reporting
Explore Insider Threat TrainingOptional Add-On
AI-enabled threats such as deepfakes, voice impersonation and increasingly convincing phishing can create additional human-layer risk.
Although SOC 2 does not prescribe AI-awareness training as a standalone requirement, AI-Based Attack Awareness is available within the broader S-Aware library for organisations that want to address emerging cybersecurity risks.
Explore AI-Based Attack AwarenessSOC 2 does not prescribe a universal list of mandatory employee security-awareness topics.
The appropriate controls for a SOC 2 engagement depend on the organisation’s system, risks, policies and applicable Trust Services Criteria. The AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria are used to evaluate controls relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality and Privacy; they are not a predefined employee training syllabus.
The modules on this page have therefore been selected based on their relevance to employee security behaviours and organisational control objectives.
| Security Awareness Area | Relevant Module Topics | How It Supports the Security Programme |
|---|---|---|
| Account & Access Security | Account Security | Reinforces secure authentication, credential protection and access behaviours |
| Information Protection | Data Classification | Helps employees understand how sensitive information should be handled and protected |
| Threat Awareness | Malware | Builds awareness around malicious software, suspicious files and unsafe digital behaviour |
| Physical Protection | Physical Security | Reinforces secure behaviour around physical access, devices and workplace information |
| Distributed Workforce Security | Remote Work Security | Addresses security risks associated with accessing organisational systems outside controlled environments |
| Human-Layer Threats | Social Engineering | Helps employees recognise phishing, manipulation and impersonation attempts |
| Third-Party Security | Vendor & Third-Party Risk Management | Reinforces secure employee behaviour when interacting with vendors and external parties |
| Security Event Awareness | Incident Reporting | Helps employees recognise and escalate suspicious activity |
| Internal Security Risk | Insider Threat | Builds awareness around malicious, negligent and compromised insider behaviour |
Learning elements
Individual modules address specific areas of information security, allowing employees to build knowledge across the risks most relevant to their work.
Workplace situations help employees connect information security principles with decisions they may encounter in practice.
Interactive questions reinforce important concepts and help learners check their understanding.
A final assessment helps evaluate learner understanding after completion of the assigned training.
Training can be accessed digitally across supported devices for office-based, remote and hybrid workforces.
Fully responsive interface across desktop, tablet, and mobile — complete with a learner dashboard, progress tracking, automated reminder prompts, and seamless integration with your existing LMS or HR systems.
Upon successful completion, you receive a CPD certificate valid as proof of training.
Information security becomes easier to understand when employees can see how threats and secure behaviors appear in realistic situations.
Throughout the programme, learners encounter visual explanations, practical examples and interactive learning across account security, sensitive data handling, malware, physical security, remote working, social engineering, third-party risks, insider threats and incident reporting.
Knowledge checks help employees apply security concepts to everyday workplace decisions rather than simply memorising cybersecurity terminology.
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Build employee awareness around security risks and behaviors that may support controls within the organization's SOC 2 environment.
Reinforce password, authentication and credential-protection practices among employees.
Help employees understand information classification and secure handling matters are important.
Build awareness around phishing, social engineering, malware and insider threats.
Help employees understand the security implications of working with vendors and external service providers.
Give employees greater confidence to recognise and report suspicious activity.
Training completion and assessment records can form part of an organisation’s evidence that employee awareness activities have taken place. The specific evidence needed for a SOC 2 examination depends on the organisation’s controls and the auditor’s procedures.
The programme is suitable for employees and other users who interact with organizational systems, information, or services that form part of the organization's security environment.
Build foundational information security awareness among users who access organizational systems and data.
Introduce security responsibilities and expected behaviors during onboarding.
Address risks associated with accessing organizational resources outside controlled office environments.
Reinforce secure classification, handling and sharing of sensitive organizational information.
Build awareness around third-party relationships and secure information sharing.
Help leaders understand the security behaviors expected within their teams.
Extend appropriate awareness to other users with access to organizational systems or information where applicable.
Answers to common questions about SucceedLEARN’s Information Security Awareness Training for SOC 2 Compliance.
Request a DemoSOC 2 security awareness training refers to employee information security training designed to reinforce behaviors relevant to an organization's security control environment and SOC 2 readiness programme.
SOC 2 evaluates controls relevant to the applicable Trust Services Criteria. Organisations commonly include employee security awareness activities within their control environment, but the specific training needed depends on the organization's systems, risks, policies and controls.
No. SOC 2 does not prescribe one universal employee-training syllabus. Training topics should reflect the organization's security risks, responsibilities, systems and control environment.
The core programme includes Account Security, Data Classification, Malware, Physical Security, Remote Work Security, Social Engineering, Vendor and Third-Party Risk Management, Incident Reporting and Insider Threat.
Yes, phishing and social engineering can be relevant to an organization's security-awareness programme because they can compromise accounts, systems and information. The degree of relevance depends on the organization's particular control environment.
It can be particularly relevant where employees handle sensitive or confidential information and organizational controls require that data be identified, handled or shared appropriately.
Yes. Third-party relationships can affect an organization's security environment, and employee awareness can support secure interaction with vendors and service providers.
SOC 2 does not prescribe a standalone AI-awareness requirement. SucceedLEARN offers AI-Based Attack Awareness as an additional module for organizations that want to address emerging AI-enabled cyber risks.
Training records can help demonstrate that awareness activities were performed. However, the evidence required in a SOC 2 examination depends on the organization's controls and the procedures performed by the service auditor.
No. Information security awareness training can support a wider SOC 2 readiness programme, but completing a course alone does not establish SOC 2 compliance or result in a SOC 2 report.
Help employees recognise cyber risks, protect sensitive information and follow secure behaviours that support your organisation’s wider security control environment.
Relevant security awareness. Practical employee learning. Stronger security behaviour.