Cybersecurity training

Training built
to be finished.

Self-paced courses for individuals. Managed programs for teams. Built and managed by a working CISO with over 30 years of experience in compliance and cybersecurity. Real-world examples, real experience.

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Two paths in

How are you using this?

Same platform, two ways in. Pick the one that fits.

Learning solo

Pick a course, pay once, learn at your own speed. Self-paced video lessons, hands-on quizzes, a verifiable certificate when you finish.

Training a team

Assign courses, track progress, export reports for audits. Tier pricing that scales with team size — five-minute setup, no sales call.

The catalog

Start with the fundamentals

Hands-on courses across the cybersecurity essentials. New ones added regularly.

Incident Reporting and Ransomware Readiness
Incident Response Beginner

Incident Reporting and Ransomware Readiness

Give every employee a clear playbook for the first minutes after a suspected cyber or privacy incident — suspicious emails, lost devices, misdirected messages, exposed files, account compromise, ransomware, or vendor compromise. Learn what to preserve, what to stop, what to document, and who to call — without making the situation worse.

Carl B. Johnson · 25m

Privacy and Sensitive Data Handling
Privacy Beginner

Privacy and Sensitive Data Handling

Teach every employee to recognize personal and confidential information and handle it safely from collection through disposal. Framework-neutral privacy fundamentals — PII, customer data, employee records, financial information, minimum-necessary access, safe sharing, retention, disposal, and what to do after an accidental disclosure.

Carl B. Johnson · 35m

Insider Threat and Workplace Security Reporting
Workplace Security Beginner

Insider Threat and Workplace Security Reporting

Teach employees to recognize and report concerning behavior, data misuse, coercion, and physical-security issues — without making accusations or assumptions. Covers accidental mistakes, negligent behavior, compromised employees, and malicious actors, with respectful reporting that balances vigilance and fairness.

Carl B. Johnson · 30m 30s

AI Governance for Managers and Executives
AI Governance Intermediate

AI Governance for Managers and Executives

A plain-English executive course on governing workplace AI use — approving tools, managing data and vendor risk, requiring human oversight, documenting decisions, and setting the employee policy and training that holds it all together. For owners, executives, department leaders, HR, IT, and compliance.

Carl B. Johnson · 40m

Ransomware, Data Extortion, and Essential Service Continuity
SLED Cybersecurity and Data Protection Intermediate

Ransomware, Data Extortion, and Essential Service Continuity

A leadership course for agency and district leaders, IT, security, emergency management, and communications. Distinguish operational disruption from confidentiality loss, understand why restoring backups does not undo data theft, and prepare the containment, continuity, and communications decisions you will need to make in the first 24 hours.

Carl B. Johnson · 50m

How a course goes

Watch. Practice.
Get the certificate.

Every course follows the same shape. About 2–4 hours of work total. Do it in one sitting or stretch it across a month.

1

Watch the lessons

Short video segments — usually 5–10 minutes each. Real examples, no filler. Pause, rewind, replay anytime.

2

Do the quizzes

Quick knowledge checks after each section. Practical assignments where they fit. You can retry as many times as you need.

3

Pass and download

Hit the 85% threshold on the final assessment and your certificate is ready instantly. Verifiable URL, share with employers or clients.

Why people trust this

Small operation.
That's the point.

The big training platforms are sales-driven. We're not. Here's what you get instead.

Transparent pricing

The price on the page is the price you pay. No quote forms. No "Contact us for pricing." Calculate, buy, learn — in about five minutes.

Built by a working CISO

Every course written and taught by a working CISO with over 30 years in compliance and cybersecurity. Real-world examples drawn from real experience. Usually same-day replies.

The free site is the proof

Don't take our word for it. Use our free training at computersecurity.us first — same instructor, same teaching style, zero risk. If you like that, you'll like this.

Not ready to pay?

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free training first.

We run a free cybersecurity awareness training site at computersecurity.us. Same instructor. Same teaching style. Five modules, free certificate, no credit card. It's been live for years — try it before you pay for anything here.

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Carl B. Johnson

Carl B. Johnson

CISO & Instructor

"Whatever your cybersecurity awareness training needs — individual or team — there's a course to fit. Explore the catalog to get started, and check back regularly as we're always adding more."

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Common questions

Before you start

If your question isn't here, email me directly — usually a same-day reply.

What's in your course catalog?

Three tiers. Essentials ($79 each) are 25-50 minute all-staff courses — the annual training your workforce needs. Role-specific ($199 each) are 45-50 minute intermediate courses for leaders, managers, and specialists in finance, HR, IT, help desk, and executive roles. The Human Factor Masterclass Series ($349 each) is advanced 90-minute masterclasses for working security practitioners and leaders on the behavior, psychology, and culture behind modern breaches.

What's the difference between the three tiers?

Beginner courses teach every employee the day-to-day habits that stop account takeover, phishing, ransomware, and privacy mistakes. Intermediate courses teach leaders and specialists in a specific role — finance, HR, help desk, cloud administration, executive leadership — the role-specific decisions that matter. Advanced masterclasses teach the frameworks and mental models behind modern security problems. They're not more technical; they're deeper in reasoning and judgment.

What's The Human Factor Masterclass Series?

Four advanced courses on the behavior, psychology, and organizational culture that determine whether an organization is breached. Covers adversary psychology, security culture, behavior design for security programs, and the cognitive discipline of threat hunting and incident response. Written for working CISOs, security leaders, SOC leads, incident responders, and the executive and HR partners who shape security culture. Each masterclass runs about 90 minutes with a scenario-based final assessment.

Which course should I take first?

If you're new to this material, start with Cybersecurity Awareness: Foundations — a 30-minute course that covers passwords and MFA, phishing, device safety, safe browsing, ransomware, and incident reporting. If you're a manager or executive, add AI Governance for Managers and Executives. If you're a CISO or security leader, start with any of the Human Factor masterclasses — Security Culture: A Leadership Masterclass is the natural first.

What's the difference between this site and the free one at computersecurity.us?

computersecurity.us is a free 5-module cybersecurity awareness program — great for individuals who just want the basics. This site (training.computersecurity.us) is the paid LMS with the full catalog, B2B team features, progress tracking, and verifiable certificates. Same instructor, deeper content, three tiers to match your role.

Can I buy a single course, or do I have to subscribe?

Yes — every course is a one-time purchase. Subscriptions are only for B2B team plans. As an individual, you pay once for a course and it's yours.

How long does a typical course take?

Beginner all-staff courses run 25–40 minutes. Intermediate role-specific courses run 40–50 minutes. Advanced masterclasses run about 90 minutes. The course-detail page lists the exact runtime before you buy.

Do your courses cover SLED and government-specific scenarios?

Yes. Scenarios across the catalog include state agencies, municipalities, counties, school districts, and public colleges and universities — alongside enterprise examples. Several courses are explicitly in the SLED Cybersecurity and Data Protection category. Compliance frames referenced across the catalog include CJIS, FERPA, HIPAA, and CMMC.

Are the certificates recognized by employers?

Our certificates are completion-based and verifiable — every certificate has a public URL the recipient can share. They're respected for what they are: proof you completed a specific course from a working CISO with 30+ years in the field. They're not a substitute for industry certifications like CompTIA Security+ or CISSP, but they pair well with those for résumé and audit purposes.

Who's behind this?

A working CISO — Carl B. Johnson, with over 30 years in compliance and cybersecurity and 16+ published books including an eight-domain CISSP exam prep series. Carl writes every course drawing on real situations from real environments, and answers every email personally. If you write us, you're writing the person who made the thing.

Can my company expense an individual course?

Yes. Every purchase generates a proper invoice with your company info, which you can submit to expensing. If you're planning to train more than 3–4 people though, the team plans at our business page are almost always cheaper per seat.

Ready to start?

Pick a single course or roll training out to your whole team. Same platform either way.

Questions first? Contact us — usually a same-day reply.