Phishing and Social Engineering Awareness
Learn to recognize and resist phishing, spear phishing, smishing, vishing, business email compromise and pretexting by spotting manipulation tactics, verifying requests and reporting attempts quickly.
Learn the everyday habits that protect your organization, from strong passwords and multi-factor authentication to recognizing phishing, securing devices, handling data safely and reporting incidents quickly.
The Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees training in Doha, Qatar equips staff at every level with the practical knowledge to protect themselves and their organization online. It covers the threats people actually meet at work, including phishing emails, weak passwords, unsafe websites, lost devices and careless data sharing, and explains how attackers exploit ordinary behavior. No technical background is needed; the focus is on clear, repeatable habits.
Sessions use real examples, short demonstrations and interactive scenarios in which participants decide how to respond to suspicious messages and risky situations. They learn to set up multi-factor authentication, work securely from home or while traveling, classify and share information appropriately and report incidents without delay. The content can be aligned with an organization's own security policies and with national cybersecurity guidance in Qatar, and it works well as an in-house program for entire workforces.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Create strong passphrases and use password managers and multi-factor authentication
Recognize phishing emails, malicious links and suspicious attachments
Browse safely and avoid unsafe downloads, websites and public Wi-Fi risks
Secure laptops, mobile phones and removable media at work and at home
Handle, classify and share data according to organizational policy
Report security incidents promptly through the correct channels
This training is suitable for all employees who use email, computers or mobile devices for work, regardless of role or seniority.
All office-based and remote employees
New hires during onboarding
Managers and executives who are frequent targets of attackers
Finance, HR and procurement staff handling sensitive data
Frontline and customer service teams using shared systems
Why attackers target employees as well as systems
Malware, ransomware, phishing and account takeover explained
Real consequences for organizations and individuals
Your role in the organization's security
Strong passphrases and avoiding password reuse
Using password managers safely
Multi-factor authentication methods and MFA fatigue attacks
Protecting work and personal accounts
Red flags in emails, links and attachments
Checking sender addresses and website URLs
Safe downloads, browser warnings and pop-ups
Messaging apps and social media risks
Screen locks, updates and device encryption
Public Wi-Fi, VPNs and working while traveling
USB drives and removable media
Physical security, clear desk and lost devices
Classifying and sharing information appropriately
Secure use of cloud storage and file sharing
Recognizing signs of a security incident
How and when to report, and what happens next
Qatar's banking, energy, government, healthcare and logistics sectors depend on secure digital systems, and many attacks begin with a single employee clicking a malicious link. Organizations in Qatar are guided by national cybersecurity guidance, including direction from the National Cyber Security Agency, and are expected to build a security-aware workforce. Regular awareness training supports the digital ambitions of Qatar National Vision 2030 by reducing everyday risks and helping staff protect sensitive information and critical services.
Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.
It is a practical training in Doha that teaches employees safe digital habits, including passwords and multi-factor authentication, recognizing phishing, safe browsing, device security, remote working, data handling and reporting security incidents.
Every employee who uses email, computers or mobile devices for work, from new hires to senior executives. It is especially useful for staff in finance, HR and procurement who handle sensitive data and payments.
Yes. Examples and guidance can be aligned with your organization's acceptable use, data classification and incident reporting policies, so employees learn exactly what is expected of them and which channels to use when reporting.
Yes. It can be delivered at your premises or online and tailored to your sector, policies, examples and schedule, including sessions for different departments. Contact Leaders Training Center to plan it.
Tell us a little about yourself and an advisor will contact you about batch timings, fees and eligibility. No obligation.
Sat–Thu: 09:00–22:00Fri: 08:00–22:00
Learn to recognize and resist phishing, spear phishing, smishing, vishing, business email compromise and pretexting by spotting manipulation tactics, verifying requests and reporting attempts quickly.
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