Module 1 · 11:26 video + 10-question quiz · free video
You Are the Target — Why the Human Element Matters
The induction module. Why attackers aim at people rather than systems (a person was involved in about 62% of breaches in the Verizon 2026 DBIR), the four things every scam is after, the channels they use to reach you, the South African numbers — and the three habits the whole programme teaches: Pause. Verify. Report.
The scenario
Tuesday, 07:52 — an email from the managing director asks you to approve a payment before her 08:00 meeting.
The habit this module drills
Pause. Verify. Report.
After this module you can
- ✓Explain in one sentence why attackers go for people rather than systems.
- ✓Recognise the four things an attacker wants from you: your login, your click, your approval, your information.
- ✓Use the three habits — pause, verify, report — on anything that asks you to act.
- ✓Know where to report something at work, and that nobody is blamed for reporting.
What this module evidences: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 clause 7.3 (awareness) and Annex A control A.6.3 (information security awareness, education and training); POPIA Regulation 4(1)(e) (the Information Officer's duty to see that internal awareness sessions are held). The quiz result is recorded against your account, and passing it earns this module’s dated certificate.
Module 1 quiz
Ten “what would you do” scenario questions. Pass mark 80% — retake as often as you like. Pass it and this module’s certificate is issued in your name with the date; it is due again in twelve months. The quizzes and certificates come with a 12-month licence — for one person or for your company.
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