Strategy & Architecture / Security Awareness
Turn your people from
your biggest risk to your
first line of defence.
No technology control stops a well-crafted phishing email when an untrained employee is on the other end. Cliffside's security awareness programs combine tailored training, realistic phishing simulations, and measurable behaviour change to build genuine security culture — not just a completed compliance checkbox.
What we deliver
Three components. One cohesive program.
Realistic, professionally crafted phishing campaigns that test your organisation's susceptibility without causing panic. Results are used to target training where it's needed most — not to shame individuals.
Training content built for your industry, your threat landscape, and your workforce — not generic slide decks from a catalogue. Covering phishing, social engineering, password security, incident reporting, and more.
Baseline assessments, post-training measurement, and ongoing reporting that demonstrates real behaviour change — the kind your board and compliance team can actually use.
Our approach
Training that actually changes behaviour.
Most security awareness programs fail because they're designed to satisfy a compliance requirement, not to change how people behave. They're run once a year, forgotten within a week, and have no measurable impact on the organisation's actual security posture.
Cliffside's programs are different because they're continuous, contextual, and consequence-free. We use phishing simulations not to punish staff who click, but to identify where training needs to be concentrated. We tailor content to the actual threats your organisation faces. And we measure outcomes that matter — not just completion rates.
Since 2014, Cliffside has been running free fortnightly cybersecurity mentoring sessions open to anyone building a career in security. That same commitment to accessible, practical education shapes everything we do in our client awareness programs.
"The ongoing security awareness campaigns have greatly improved our staff's understanding of cybersecurity, drastically reducing phishing incidents. The regular third-party assessments give us peace of mind, ensuring our systems stay secure and aligned with best practices."
Chief Information Officer — Australian financial services firm
Build a security-
conscious culture.
Book a free consultation. We'll assess your current security awareness maturity and design a program that actually moves the needle.