British Comedy Meets Security Awareness Training as The Defence Works Teams Up with BBC Comedy Writers to Deliver Hilarious Information Security "Sketches"

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, August 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Defence Works, the provider of GCHQ-certified security awareness training and simulated phishing, today announced it has launched a hilarious new security awareness training series, "Sketches", after teaming up with BBC Comedy writers.

Available exclusively for The Defence Works' customers, "Sketches" boasts BBC Comedy writing credentials and a hilarious cast to deliver a truly British take on security awareness training.

The Defence Works is already well regarded throughout the industry for providing the world's most innovative and engaging security awareness training, through their GCHQ-certified Classic Interactive training series and monthly Interactive Episodes, based on recent real life events. The brand-new Sketches have already been receiving rave reviews, with well-renowned cyber-security expert, blogger and host of the "Smashing Security" podcast, Graham Cluley describing them as "brilliant".

The exclusive series delivers key security awareness messages in a funny, engaging and relatable way, which is already proving to be a huge hit with employees. This new content is available to all of The Defence Works' customers and you can watch the first episode: "Phishing Emails in Real Life" - here: https://thedefenceworks.com/sketches/.

"I'm so pleased to finally announce our brand-new, British comedy meets security awareness training series," said Edward Whittingham, Founder and Managing Director of The Defence Works.

"We've teamed up with BBC Comedy writers to help engage employees in a really funny but hugely relevant way. We're passionate believers that we need to deliver the very best content possible to help in the fight against cyber-crime and to help drive a positive data security culture for organisations - and this is the latest in our innovative new training styles to help our customers. We've got one of the world's fastest growing security awareness library's but, more than that, it's all developed by our expert in-house team here in the UK, who work passionately to create truly innovative and engaging content for our customers, every single month."

About The Defence Works
The Defence Works is an award-winning cyber-security company, with a difference. Focusing on the human element of cyber-security, The Defence Works deliver GCHQ-accredited security awareness training to employees as part of the National Cyber Security Programme; helping users identify and prevent cyber-related incidents. Maximising learning through real-life scenarios and a jargon-free delivery; coupled together with simulated phishing, The Defence Works helps make employees, the strongest defence.

Security awareness training for employees, not astronauts.

SOURCE The Defence Works