CyberSecure Workforce: Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Businesses in Nigeria
Your people can be your strongest defence. Train them to spot it, stop it and report it.
Many cyber attacks on businesses start with a person, not a system: a fake supplier invoice, an "urgent" message from the MD, a login page that looks real. Paleon Training gives your employees practical cybersecurity skills they use every day. The programme is for banks, fintechs, oil & gas and energy companies, telecoms operators and growing businesses across Nigeria.
- In-house, online or hybrid
- Built for non-technical staff
- Covers AI-related risks
- Supports ITF reimbursement claims
CyberSecure Workforce is a corporate cybersecurity awareness programme from Paleon Training. It helps employees in Nigerian organisations recognise common cyber threats such as phishing and payment fraud, protect business information and report suspicious activity quickly.
Your employees are part of your cybersecurity defence
Good technology matters, but it cannot do the whole job. Attackers often go around the firewall by persuading a person to help them. Risks grow when staff:
- click a link in an email that looks like it came from the bank, a regulator or a supplier
- approve a payment after a convincing request "from the MD" by email or WhatsApp
- pay a fake invoice after a supplier's bank details "change"
- reuse the same password for work and personal accounts
- share customer or staff information with the wrong person
- use unsecured phones, laptops or public Wi-Fi for work
- paste confidential information into public AI tools
- ignore warnings, or do not report something odd because they are unsure
None of this needs bad intent. It needs people who know what to look for and what to do next.
Turn your employees into a stronger line of defence
CyberSecure Workforce builds six habits:
- Recognise. Spot phishing, impersonation and fraud attempts.
- Think. Pause and check any request involving money, passwords or data.
- Protect. Use strong passwords, multi-factor authentication and safe devices.
- Report. Tell the right person quickly, without fear of blame.
- Respond. Follow the organisation's incident steps.
- Improve. Make safe behaviour part of everyday work.
What your organisation gains
Reduce human-related risk
Employees recognise common threats before they cause harm.
Improve security awareness
Stronger day-to-day habits across every department.
Protect company information
Staff handle customer, staff and financial data responsibly.
Strengthen phishing awareness
Fewer clicks on suspicious links and attachments.
Improve incident reporting
People know when and how to report, so issues surface sooner.
Support remote working
Safer habits for staff working from home, sites and while travelling.
Improve AI security awareness
Staff use AI tools without exposing confidential information.
Build a cybersecurity culture
Security becomes part of normal work, not an IT-only topic.
No training can stop every attack. CyberSecure Workforce reduces the risks that come from people, alongside your technical controls.
12 practical modules in 4 stages
Stage 1 Understand
- 1Cybersecurity Made Simple. What cybersecurity is, why businesses are targeted, and why every employee has a role.
- 2Phishing & Social Engineering. Fake emails, texts, calls and messages; business email compromise; fake invoices and payment requests. The habit: STOP → CHECK → REPORT.
- 3Passwords & Account Security. Passphrases, password managers, multi-factor authentication and account takeover.
Stage 2 Protect
- 4Email & Communication Security. Email, Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, video calls and file sharing: right recipient, safe links, no oversharing.
- 5Device & Endpoint Security. Laptops, phones, USB drives, updates, screen locking and lost devices.
- 6Data Protection & Confidentiality. Recognising sensitive information, secure sharing, access and accidental disclosure.
Stage 3 Work safely
- 7Remote & Hybrid Working. Home working, public Wi-Fi, VPNs, shared computers and working while travelling.
- 8Social Media & Online Safety. Oversharing, fake profiles and what attackers learn from public posts.
- 9AI & Cybersecurity. AI-written phishing, voice and video deepfakes, and what never goes into an AI tool.
Stage 4 Respond
- 10Malware & Ransomware. What they are, warning signs, and what to do if you suspect an infection.
- 11Insider Threats. Accidental, careless and deliberate insider risk, handled through awareness, not suspicion.
- 12Incident Reporting & Response. STOP → DISCONNECT → REPORT → DOCUMENT → COOPERATE. Early reporting can help reduce the impact of an incident.
Who should attend?
- Senior leadership: CEOs, Managing Directors, Directors and Senior Managers.
- HR and people teams: HR Directors, HR Managers and Learning & Development teams.
- IT and digital teams: IT Managers, Digital Transformation and technology teams.
- Operations: Operations Directors and Managers, and administration teams.
- All employees: anyone who uses email, a phone or company systems.
Sectors we design for in Nigeria: banking and financial services, fintech, oil & gas and energy, telecommunications, healthcare, government, education, manufacturing, retail, logistics and professional services.
How each team uses it
Finance
Spot fake invoices, changed bank details and "urgent" payment requests from executives.
HR
Protect staff records and recognise fake requests for payslips or personal data.
Sales
Protect customer data and the channels customers use to reach you.
Marketing
Secure social media and advertising accounts against takeover.
Operations
Spot security gaps in everyday processes, approvals and field work.
Management
Recognise executive impersonation and business email compromise.
IT
Reinforce staff awareness alongside technical controls.
Don't just learn cybersecurity. Practise it.
The programme changes behaviour through practice. Participants:
- spot phishing in realistic emails, texts and WhatsApp messages
- check suspicious links and attachments safely
- recognise social-engineering tricks in short scenarios
- find weak security habits in a sample workplace
- decide what can and cannot go into an AI tool
- respond to a simulated incident, step by step
- write a personal cybersecurity checklist
- agree security habits for their own department
Cybersecurity training should reflect real work
Every module uses short scenarios. Participants decide what to do, then discuss why.
The urgent email: "the MD" asks for gift cards or a same-day transfer, and says not to tell anyone
What should the employee do?
The changed bank details: a regular supplier emails new account details just before a payment run
How do you confirm it is genuine?
The unexpected login prompt: a sign-in approval request arrives on your phone when you are not signing in
Routine, or someone with your password?
The confidential AI request: a colleague wants to paste a customer contract into a public AI chatbot
What should they consider first?
The lost laptop: a company laptop goes missing on a trip between Lagos and Abuja
What should happen in the first hour?
The suspicious attachment: an unexpected "invoice.zip" arrives from a known contact
Open it, or check first?
The programme ends with the CyberSecure Workforce Challenge. Participants work through a set of mixed scenarios, name the risk in each and explain the right response.
Handling information. Staff learn a simple four-level way to sort information: Public → Internal → Confidential → Highly sensitive. Each level comes with clear rules on where it can be stored and who it can be shared with.
A culture of reporting, not hiding. Reporting a mistake quickly is better than concealing it. The programme encourages clear reporting channels, management support and, where the organisation agrees, no-blame reporting.
AI is changing cybersecurity
Employees now need to understand both sides.
How attackers can use AI: more convincing phishing with fewer mistakes, cloned voices and fake videos of leaders, fake documents, and social engineering at scale.
How employees can use AI safely: keep confidential information out of public tools, check AI output before using it, follow the company AI policy, and verify any surprising request by another channel.
Want your teams to use AI productively as well as safely? See AI Workflow Productivity & Process Transformation.
For IT, risk and digital teams who need deeper skills, see the AI + Cybersecurity Professional Accelerator.
Corporate delivery options
In-house corporate training
Delivered for your organisation alone, at your office in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Warri or elsewhere.
Online instructor-led training
Live virtual sessions for teams across branches and states.
Hybrid training
Online modules combined with in-person workshops.
Department-specific training
Tailored sessions for Finance, HR, IT, Operations and other teams.
Executive cybersecurity awareness workshops
Short sessions for boards and senior leaders on impersonation, fraud and their role in incidents.
Organisation-wide awareness programme
A structured programme rolled out across the whole workforce.
Pricing depends on group size, delivery method and customisation. Request a Corporate Training Proposal for a quote.
ITF reimbursement: employers that pay the ITF training levy can reclaim up to 50% of eligible training costs from the Industrial Training Fund, subject to the ITF's requirements. We provide the attendance records and programme documentation your claim needs.
Three ways to run the programme
CyberSecure Workforce Essentials
Core training on phishing, passwords, data protection, remote working, AI security and incident reporting, with a short knowledge check and certificates of completion
CyberSecure Workforce Programme
Recommended
Pre- and post-training assessments, structured training, department scenarios, the CyberSecure Workforce Challenge, a summary report with recommendations, and certificates of completion
CyberSecure Workforce Transformation
Assess → train → practise → measure → improve → report: conversations with managers, department training, incident exercises, and a summary report with an improvement plan
Penetration testing, security engineering and infrastructure assessments are specialist services. They are not part of this programme and would be scoped separately.
How do we know the training worked?
The programme measures what employees can do, not just whether they attended.
- Knowledge: pre- and post-training assessment scores.
- Behaviour: decisions made in scenario exercises.
- Confidence: how sure employees feel about recognising and reporting threats.
- Reporting: understanding of the organisation's reporting steps.
- Priorities: the areas where further training would help most.
At the end, the organisation receives: pre- and post-training assessment results, employee resources, AI-use security guidance, certificates of completion, attendance records, and a summary report with recommendations.
Your corporate training journey
- Consult: we learn about your organisation, people and concerns.
- Assess: we identify your workforce's awareness needs.
- Customise: we adapt examples and exercises to your sector and teams.
- Train: we deliver CyberSecure Workforce in-house, online or hybrid.
- Practise: employees apply what they learn to realistic scenarios.
- Strengthen: we review with you and suggest next steps for continued awareness.
Why Paleon Training?
- Practical: built around real workplace situations.
- Accessible: no unnecessary jargon; anyone can follow it.
- Business-focused: links security to payments, customers and daily work.
- Workforce-wide: relevant from the boardroom to the front desk.
- Customisable: examples adapted to your sector and departments.
- Modern: includes AI-related risks.
- Action-oriented: staff learn what to look for, what to do and when to report.
Paleon Training Limited is based in Warri, Delta State, with an operations and support team in the UK.
Frequently asked questions
What is CyberSecure Workforce?
A corporate cybersecurity awareness programme that teaches employees to recognise common threats, protect business information and report suspicious activity.
Who is the programme designed for?
Organisations of any size in Nigeria and every employee in them, from leadership to front-line staff.
Is the training suitable for non-technical employees?
Yes. It is written for people with no technical background.
Does our organisation need an IT department?
No. Smaller organisations without IT staff often benefit most, because staff habits are their main protection.
Is the training suitable for senior managers?
Yes. Leaders are frequent targets of impersonation, and executive workshops are available.
Can the programme be customised?
Yes. Examples and exercises are adapted to your sector, departments and systems.
Can you train an entire workforce?
Yes, in phased cohorts or as an organisation-wide programme.
Can different departments receive tailored examples?
Yes. Finance, HR, Sales, Operations and others each get relevant scenarios.
Is the training available online?
Yes, as live instructor-led sessions.
Can it be delivered in-house?
Yes, at your premises, or as a hybrid of in-person and online.
Does the programme cover phishing?
Yes, including email, SMS, WhatsApp, phone scams and business email compromise.
Does it cover ransomware awareness?
Yes: what it is, warning signs and what to do if you suspect an infection.
Does it cover AI-related cybersecurity risks?
Yes, including AI-written phishing, deepfakes and safe use of AI tools.
Does the programme include practical exercises?
Yes. Participants practise on realistic scenarios and a simulated incident.
Can we claim ITF reimbursement for this training?
Yes, if your organisation pays the ITF training levy: up to 50% of eligible costs, subject to the ITF's requirements. We provide attendance records and programme documentation.
Does the training cover data protection?
It builds awareness of handling personal and confidential data responsibly, in line with your obligations under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. It is not legal advice.
How can we request a corporate training proposal?
Complete the form below or email corporate@paleontraining.com. We reply within one working day.
Is your workforce ready for today's cyber threats?
Give your employees practical cybersecurity knowledge they can use every day: from recognising phishing and protecting company information to reporting suspicious activity and using AI safely.
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