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Awareness & Training

1 week 6 tasks Accountability · Protection

Most data breaches are caused by human error. This workshop makes sure every employee knows how to handle personal data correctly: needs analysis, training plan, tracking and ongoing awareness.

Workshop 12 video

Quick intro with a screen recording of the tasks — coming soon

What ResGuard provides

  • Ready-made awareness training programmes, assigned per department
  • Automatic invitations and reminders until every employee has completed the training
  • Completion rates per department on the dashboard

Workshop tasks

  1. 1. Needs analysis

    Identify which groups need which training: all employees, managers, HR, marketing and sales, IT and development.

  2. 2. Training plan

    Plan onboarding training, annual refreshers, role-based training and training after incidents or legal changes.

    In ResGuard: Awareness Training
  3. 3. Roll out & track

    Register employees in ResGuard, announce the training with a message from management and monitor completion rates by department.

    In ResGuard: Awareness Training
  4. 4. Ongoing awareness

    Keep the topic visible with short tips, reminders before high-risk periods and lessons learned from incidents.

  5. 5. Measure effectiveness

    Compare completion rates, quiz results and incidents caused by human error.

    In ResGuard: Awareness Training
  6. 6. Workshop review & close-out

    Review the results, attach evidence and close the objective in ResGuard.

    In ResGuard: Objective Manager

What to keep in mind under the PDPA

  • Use local examples: PDPC enforcement decisions, NRIC handling and the DNC rules make the training more concrete.
  • Staff who send marketing messages should know how to check the DNC Registry and handle opt-outs.

Expected result

  • Needs analysis completed
  • Annual training plan approved
  • Training rolled out and completion rates tracked
  • Awareness measures scheduled and effectiveness measured

ResGuard modules: Awareness Training, Policy Framework

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