As part of our ongoing commitment to deliver the most relevant, accurate and impactful training experiences, we regularly review the content within our training library. Following a recent assessment, several existing modules will be retired and made end of life on November 29th, 2024.

Here’s a detailed overview of the changes.

Content Being Retired

Video Content:

• GDPR Topics:

  • What is GDPR? (Version 1)

  • GDPR - Will it Apply to Me?

• Cyber News Series:

  • AI: Friend or Foe?

  • AI Personal Data Risk

  • Whose Code Is It Anyway?

  • Ownership Pollution

  • Data Accuracy

• Security Threats:

  • What is a Watering Hole Attack?

  • When Ransomware Strikes

• OWASP Modules:
  • Broken Authentication
  • Injection
  • Sensitive Data Exposure
  • What Is Secure Coding?
  • XML External Entities
  • Broken Access Control
  • Cross-Site Scripting
  • Insecure Deserialisation
  • Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
  • Security Misconfiguration
  • Using Components With Known Vulnerabilities.

• Social Media Awareness:

  • Are You Sharing Too Much Information on Social Media?

• Miscellaneous Topics:
  • What Could Have Happened?... The US Election
  • Meltdown and Spectre... What We Know So Far
  • Covid-19 Awareness:
    • How to Spot a Fake Message About Covid-19
    • How to Spot a Covid-19 Phish
  • Back to the Office (both variants)
  • Ukrainian Crisis - Updated Employee Cyber Awareness No.1

Interactive Content:

• Various OWASP topics, including:
  1. Broken Access Control
  2. Injection (Login, Unsubscribe, URL variants)
  3. Sensitive Data Exposure

After November 29th, this content will no longer be available. However, all audit reports associated with these modules will be accessible for your records.

What’s New? Recommended Alternatives

The good news is that replacements for the retiring content are either already available or will be ready by the time the current content goes offline. We’ve ensured these updates are in place to provide the most relevant and up-to-date learning materials.

• GDPR Training: New versions, such as What is GDPR? Version 2 and GDPR - Does it Apply to Me? are already available.
• AI Series: Fresh titles like AI and Phishing: The Sophisticated Approach and AI: Can You Really ‘Do it Yourself?' are ready to use. 
• Security Threats: Updated content addressing Watering Hole threats (Version 2) and When Ransomware Strikes - 2023 Update are available.
• OWASP 2021: A comprehensive update aligned with the latest OWASP Top Ten security risks.
• Social Media Awareness: New insights in Are You Oversharing on Social Media? is ready, covering personal and professional privacy concerns.

This is our first large-scale content update, and we’re prioritising the replacement of outdated materials to ensure our training library reflects current standards and best practices.

Need Assistance?

If you have any questions or concerns about this content update or need help managing this transition, please don’t hesitate to contact your Customer Success Manager. They’re here to support you every step of the way.

Thank you for your understanding and continued partnership. We look forward to providing you with the most valuable and up-to-date training resources.