Security awareness training in Westgate
Filters catch most scams, but the ones that get through are aimed squarely at your people. Short, regular lessons and safe practice phishing emails teach staff what a real attack looks like and what to do when they see one, without shaming anyone.
Onsite technicians cover Westgate. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Security awareness training for Westgate businesses
Westgate is a newer town centre at the junction of the Northwestern Motorway and State Highway 16, surrounded by fast-growing suburbs and business areas with trade suppliers, distribution, medical centres, childcare and retail. Many premises have been built within the last decade.
Most Westgate buildings have fibre and modern cabling, so businesses here can skip legacy problems and set up properly from the start: a managed firewall, business Wi-Fi, cloud files and managed devices. Growing companies need that foundation to scale cleanly as new staff and sites are added.
Our training is built for busy offices. Lessons are a few minutes long and arrive once a month, covering fake invoices, sign-in pages, text message scams, social media oversharing, safe file sharing and what to do with a lost laptop. Practice phishing emails go out at random times and are modelled on scams currently doing the rounds in New Zealand. Difficulty rises gradually, so staff are stretched without being set up to fail.
Technicians travel to Westgate for setups and onsite work, and support staff remotely day to day. New site setups are planned and quoted in writing beforehand.
What's included
Monthly micro-lessons
Short videos and quizzes on one topic at a time, sent by email so staff can complete them between tasks.
Practice phishing emails
Realistic but safe test emails sent at random, based on current scams such as courier notices, shared documents and payroll changes.
New starter induction
Every new staff member is enrolled automatically and completes the core lessons in their first weeks.
Instant teaching moments
Anyone who clicks a practice email lands on a short page explaining the warning signs they missed, rather than a telling-off.
Targeted follow-up
Teams or people who struggle with a particular type of scam get extra lessons on that type, not more of everything.
Results by team
A simple monthly summary of completions and click rates, so managers see progress without reading through raw data.
Is it right for your Westgate office?
Staff training is especially useful when:
- Your team handles payments, payroll or supplier bank details
- Someone has already clicked a scam link or entered a password on a fake page
- Your cyber insurance asks whether staff receive regular training
- You have a lot of new starters or seasonal staff
- Staff work from home and use personal phones for work email
How getting started works
- Free IT health check. We look at your devices, accounts, backups and network and tell you what we find, in plain English.
- Clear proposal. A written monthly price per user and a list of any fixes, with nothing hidden.
- Handover. We collect admin access and documentation from your current provider and keep your team working.
- Day-one fixes. Security gaps, failed backups and urgent risks are dealt with first.
Security awareness training in Westgate: questions
We're a new business in Westgate. What IT should we set up first?
Business Microsoft 365 with multi-factor sign-in, managed laptops, a business firewall and Wi-Fi, and a backup. Getting those right early is cheaper than fixing them later, and we can do it as a fixed-scope project.
Can you support a business with more than one site?
Yes. We link sites securely, keep the same setup at each and give staff one place to ask for help. Our Auckland technicians can visit any of your Auckland sites.
Will staff feel tricked or embarrassed?
We set it up to teach, not to catch people out. Results are shared with managers as team trends, and the message to staff is always that reporting quickly is the right thing to do, even after a click.
How much time does it take?
Most lessons take three to five minutes. Over a year that adds up to about an hour per person, spread so it never takes over a working day.
Do practice emails ever cause real harm?
No. The links go to a safe training page, attachments contain nothing harmful and no passwords entered are kept. We also tell your IT and finance contacts in advance so a test isn't mistaken for a real incident.
Is training included in a plan?
Security awareness training and phishing tests are included in the Complete plan at $169 per user per month plus GST. For other plans we can add it, with the price set out in writing first.
More IT services in Westgate
- Managed IT
- IT support
- Cyber security
- Microsoft 365
- Networks & Wi-Fi
- Internet & phones
- Backup & disaster recovery
- Cloud & servers
- Email security & deliverability
- CCTV & access control
- Printers, copiers & scanning
- Laptops, PCs & devices
- Office moves & fit-outs
- IT strategy & consulting
- Co-managed IT