IT Security Training (Awareness) – News

News about HissenIT's online courses/e-learning and other learning materials in the field of IT security

Beyond the Click Rate: Why Foundations Matter More Than Phishing Simulations

Added at 01/24/2026

Stop focusing on phishing click rates. Learn why foundational IT security training and understanding how the internet works is the key to long-term corporate security. Why you should give your team the time to actually learn and not just be masters of "Check-the-Box".

The Human Firewall: Why smart Organizations invest in tailored Security Training with the power of the LMS

Added at 01/15/2026

In today’s digital age, the most sophisticated defense systems are often circumvented by the simplest oversight: Human error. Some stats say over 80% of security breaches are linked to mistakes like clicking a malicious link, using a weak password, or mishandling sensitive data. Technology alone cannot solve this problem.

“Many developers lack the essential knowledge and skills to effectively implement secure software development”

Added at 08/08/2024, last update at 03/04/2025

Online Security Courses and more time for security in software development projects as one step into the right direction. Security has to be implemented from the beginning. Project managers have to provide enough development time on non-functional features or make security a functional feature.

IT Security Awareness for Employees - Lecture E-Mail Security (e-Learning)

Added at 09/11/2024, last update at 03/04/2025

E-Mail Security online video lecture for Employees - Learn what to look out for when using E-Mails. This is a full lecture that is part of the Online Training Course "IT Security Awareness for Employees and Individuals - The pragmatic complete Guide to Internet and Computer Security".

(Shorts) IT Security Awareness for Employees e-Learning - Lecture Quishing

Added at 11/29/2024, last update at 03/04/2025

Cyber Security Training Excerpt: Quishing – Phishing using QR Codes

IT Security Awareness Training for Employees to follow ISO/IEC 27001 & 27002 and facilitate Audits

Added at 09/16/2024, last update at 03/04/2025

Online training or Intranet-based Learning Management Systems (LMS) are two approaches to implement regular and accountable IT security awareness training for employees. This is true for companies of all sizes and all departments. One can find reliable, comprehensive courses for general Computer, Internet and E-Mail users as well as developers or project managers. Using e-learning approaches offers executives to monitor and document the learning progress and success of their employees easily and thus prove in security audits that adequate IT and information security awareness training for employees has been conducted.

IT Security Awareness News Roundup for 2024

Added at 12/31/2024

What mattered most in IT security and awareness, and what should have guided the attention of CIOs, CISOs, and CEOs?

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Session-Hijacking

Added at 12/21/2020, last update at 09/08/2024

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Authentication

Added at 12/28/2020, last update at 05/04/2023

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

HissenIT reaches over 15,000 Online Students on e-Learning Platform Udemy

Added at 02/10/2021

Over 700 worldwide reviews, with course ratings of 4.3 in average out of 5.0 of all courses (and I am working on it). At the moment, seven courses about IT Security Management, Secure custom Development, Cryptography and Encryption (English/German). Individual Coachings, Topics or online Seminars are possible as well. Courses can be licensed in other formats, like SCORM, for enterprise and offline use.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Clickjacking

Added at 12/15/2020

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Remote File Inclusion (RFI) and Local File Inclusion (LFI) resp. Directory/Path Traversal

Added at 12/08/2020

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Open Redirection

Added at 12/01/2020

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Added at 11/27/2020

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Added at 11/20/2020

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

Secure Programming of Web Applications: SQL Code Injection

Added at 11/14/2020

We can read about numerous successful attacks on well-known web applications on a weekly basis. Reason enough to study the background of "Web Application Security" of custom-made / self-developed applications - no matter if these are used only internally or with public access.

HissenIT has reached more than 10,000 online students worldwide with in-depth IT security courses on Udemy

Added at 05/16/2018

With more than 21 years of IT security and security training experience, HissenIT publishes also online trainings in the areas of application security, encryption and cryptography. Information technologies are the essential part of any business and a huge part in our private life. Hence, awareness of IT security on the technical level has become essential. Increased numbers of reports on cyber attacks and system vulnerabilities are one proof.

"IT Security for Project Managers" now also as Kindle e-Book

Added at 09/18/2016

Our Whitepaper/Guideline is now also available as e-book for Amazon's Kindle (English/German).

IT Security for Project Managers: About implementing security in IT projects properly – A Guideline

Added at 05/23/2016

Despite many accepted IT security standards, many IT projects fail at IT security. What needs to be considered, what mistakes and pitfalls to avoid.

HissenIT published Application Security and Cryptography Online Trainings

Added at 02/04/2016

Reports on cyber attacks have increased tremendously over the last years. Information technologies are the essential part of any business and a huge part in our private life. Hence, awareness of IT security on the technical level has become very important – for developers and decision makers alike.