Proofpoint Certified Security Awareness Specialist 2025
Completion Deadline: June 30th, 2025
For All Cybersecurity Levels
Certified Security Awareness Specialist
Strengthen Your Security Culture
While the cybersecurity landscape evolves, one thing remains the same - attackers continue to target people. Without proper training, users may unknowingly fall victim to phishing, social engineering, or other cyber threats, putting sensitive data and systems at risk. Strengthening security awareness across your workforce is essential to reducing human risk and ensuring a proactive defense against potential attacks.
Our Security Awareness Certification program equips you with the knowledge to build a strong security culture within your organization. You'll learn why security education is critical, best practices for developing effective awareness training, and strategies to empower employees to recognize and respond to threats effectively.
Certification Completion Deadline: June 30th, 2025 at 5 pm PT
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Session Details
Understanding Past and Present to Envision the Future
On-Demand
On-Demand
Cyber attackers use various social engineering techniques to target people, often leading to data breaches, compromised accounts, or financial loss. So how can you better protect your end users?
Join our first session to learn from our experts about:
- Why security education is essential
- The challenges and evolution of security awareness
- How to assess your program's current state
- The mission and vision of future security awareness
Creating a Security Awareness & Behavior Change Program
On-Demand
On-Demand
Most organizations have a security awareness program, but many struggle to drive lasting behavior change that reduces user risk. With limited time for training, capturing attention and improving learning effectiveness can be challenging. So how can you enhance this process?
Join us for the second session to learn:
- Key learning principles for security awareness education
- How to keep users engaged and interested
- The importance of effective communication
- How to use threat intelligence to make it relevant to users
Upleveling Your Program— Build a Sustainable Security Culture
On-Demand
On-Demand
Despite efforts to increase user awareness, security professionals and general employees often have differing views on effective approaches. While some methods may improve awareness, they can also lead to resistance among employees. To drive real behavior change, organizations must go beyond training and build a strong security culture. So how can this be accomplished effectively?
In our last session, our experts will provide valuable insights on how to achieve this effectively, including:
- Understanding what security culture is and why it matters
- Building a Champion's network to drive cultural change
- Measuring and tracking behavior and culture change
- Gaining executive buy-in for security initiatives
FAQs
How do I earn my Specialist certification?
After enrolling in one of our Specialist certification courses, you will receive an email from us confirming your spot reservation. We will send you separate emails within 3-5 business days for you to log in to our Cybersecurity Academy training platform to access your recordings and exams. Please double check your spam folder and email security settings for these emails.
To earn your certificate for the course, you would have to watch three sessions and take three exams. You need to score 100% on each exam to pass the course. You will have unlimited attempts to take your exams.
How much does the Specialist certification cost?
All Cybersecurity Leadership Specialist courses and certifications are free.
I missed the live session. Can I watch it on-demand and still get credit?
Yes, all our sessions are recorded and available on-demand in the course module. You are required to complete all three sessions and pass all three exams to be eligible for your certificate by the deadline date posted on this page.
I've completed the Specialist courses and exams. How do I redeem my badge & certificate?
The deadlines and badge issuance dates for the Specialist certifications are posted in the individual course modules in the Cybersecurity Academy. We will review all the submissions and issue all eligible certificates/badges via Credly. If you've completed your requirements on time, you will receive an email from Credly once we've issued your certificate, at which point you can log in to your Credly account to accept your certificate of completion.
How can I get CPE credits for the sessions I've watched?
We will submit all certificates to ISC2 for three CPE credits at the same time we issue the Credly certificates for those who have entered in their ID numbers at the point of registration. If you did not enter your ISC2 ID at the point of registration or are not a member, then you may take your digital certificate from Credly and send it to ISC2 yourself or apply it another organization you may be affiliated with for three credits.
How can I earn the Specialist certifications you've offered before?
You may only enroll in the Specialist certifications we are currently running. We will notify you via email when we open up other Specialist certification topics in the future.
My previous badge(s) expired, how can I get it renewed?
Currently we are not offering any renewals of previous badges and certificates. Once we open renewals back up again, we'll notify you via email.
I was unable to finish the requirements before the deadline. Can I please get an extension?
Please note that there will be future opportunities to obtain our certifications. We encourage you to stay connected through our social media channels and website for announcements about upcoming programs.
I’ve completed my Leadership Specialist certification course. When can I expect to get my certificate?
We issue certificates during the first week of each month for the month prior through Credly if you’ve completed your requirements on time. For example, if you completed your certificate in January, we’ll issue your certificate at the beginning of February. So please keep an eye out for an email notification from Credly to accept and download your certificate and badge. If you still haven’t received your email notification from Credly after the first week of the month, you may log in or create your Credly account with the same email address listed in your Cybersecurity Academy account and accept your badge.
How do I get a copy of my certificate/badge?
Once you've accepted your badge in Credly, click on the badge itself, navigate to the share button, and select download badge/certificate.
