In short: Acronis Security Awareness Training is Acronis's staff training and phishing simulation service, powered by Wizer and run from the Acronis Cyber Platform console. It offers preset courses, a video library for building your own, a new threat video each month, automated phishing simulations and a learner dashboard with certificates. It suits organisations already using Acronis.
What Acronis Security Awareness Training is
Acronis is best known for backup, disaster recovery and endpoint protection. Its security awareness training (SAT) brings the human side of security into the same platform. Acronis presents the service as powered by Wizer, a specialist awareness training provider, and delivers it through the Acronis Cyber Platform console (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud).
In our supplier catalogue it appears as Acronis Advanced Security Awareness Training, licensed per user and added to an Acronis tenant. That means the people who already manage your Acronis backups and protection can manage training too, with the same login and the same customer view. There is nothing to install on staff devices.
It is one of the security awareness training vendors we supply, and it sits in the group of options built into a wider security platform, alongside Sophos Phish Threat, Guardz and Webroot Security Awareness Training.
What it includes
- Preset training courses: access to Acronis's ready-made courses from the start, so you can launch a programme without writing content
- A video library for building your own courses: Acronis describes more than 200 videos that can be combined into courses that match your own policies and risks
- A monthly threat video: Acronis says new videos are sent to employees automatically every month, keeping staff up to date on current threats between larger campaigns
- Short, micro-lesson format: brief, engaging clips rather than long annual modules, so staff can finish a lesson between other tasks
- Automated phishing simulations that prepare staff for modern, AI-powered phishing and social engineering
- Phishing Exercise: a gamified module where staff practise how to respond to the warning signs in suspicious email
- Learner console: each person sees a dashboard of assigned and completed training, certificates earned and policies to review
- Compliance support: Acronis positions the training to help with SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR and HIPAA requirements, cyber insurance mandates and customer and vendor requirements
- Multiple languages: Acronis states the training is available in more than eight languages
For UK organisations, the GDPR content sits naturally alongside our own guidance on GDPR training for staff and the evidence insurers ask for in security awareness training for cyber insurance.
Licensing and how it is switched on
Acronis Security Awareness Training is licensed per user. It appears in two ways in the catalogue we buy from:
| Option | How it works | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis Advanced Security Awareness Training (per user) | Added to an existing Acronis tenant and enabled from the Acronis Cyber Platform console | Organisations already using Acronis backup or protection |
| Security Awareness Training under solution-based licensing | Training licensed per user as part of Acronis's solution-based licensing model | Organisations consolidating several Acronis services |
Acronis states that service providers buy SAT on monthly usage, while in-house IT departments can take an annual subscription. Through Forever Systems it is billed monthly and follows the people you enrol. Acronis also includes security awareness training in its Protected 365 bundle for Microsoft 365, which suits organisations that want backup, email security and training for Microsoft 365 in one service; see Acronis Protected 365 licensing.
Licensing detail is on softwarelicensing.uk. We do not publish prices: ask us for a quote based on your user numbers and term, and see what drives security awareness training cost.
Who it suits, and when to look elsewhere
Acronis Security Awareness Training is a strong fit when:
- Acronis already backs up your servers, PCs or Microsoft 365, and you want one supplier and one console
- You want training content you can shape around your own policies, using the video library
- You need short lessons for a busy workforce, with certificates each person can see in their learner console
Consider another option when:
- You do not use Acronis at all. A standalone platform such as usecure or HacWare may give you more automation without adopting a new backup platform
- You want simulation and training driven by your email security. Look at the options built into email security in our security awareness training platforms compared table
- You already have Microsoft 365 E5. You may already own Attack Simulation Training
Training is one layer. It works best alongside the backups and endpoint protection that Acronis also provides, especially for ransomware awareness training, where staff behaviour and recovery planning go hand in hand.
How we help
We are vendor-independent, so we only recommend Acronis training when it fits what you already run. When it does, we:
- Check your current Acronis tenant and licensing, and enable Security Awareness Training
- Import users and set up groups by team or role
- Run a baseline phishing simulation to see where you start
- Build a twelve-month schedule of courses, monthly threat videos and simulations
- Share completion records and simulation results with your board, auditors and insurer
If you would rather not run it yourself, we can deliver it as managed security awareness training.
Contact us to add awareness training to your Acronis platform.
How Forever Systems runs your awareness programme
We are vendor-independent. We compare the security awareness and phishing simulation platforms that suit your size, sector, Microsoft 365 licensing and existing security tools, recommend one, then run it for you so training and phishing tests actually happen month after month.
- Baseline phishing simulation to see where you start
- Platform selection and set-up, with single sign-on and automatic user sync from Microsoft Entra ID or Google Workspace where the platform supports it
- A year-round plan of short training modules, simulated phishing campaigns and policy sign-off, including new-starter induction
- Sector and role content for schools, charities, healthcare, legal, finance, public sector and high-risk roles such as finance teams and help desks
- Reporting for the board, auditors, insurers and Cyber Essentials, showing completion, reporting and click trends
- Joined-up defences: email security, MFA, endpoint protection and dark web monitoring so training is backed by technology
Forever Systems Ltd provides IT and cyber security services to UK organisations. Pricing depends on user numbers and platform, so ask us for a quote.
Want help choosing and running security awareness training?
Tell Forever Systems what you need and we will come back to you by email with options, not a hard sell.
Contact usFrequently asked questions
Is Acronis Security Awareness Training powered by Wizer?
Yes. Acronis presents the service as Acronis Security Awareness Training powered by Wizer. Wizer provides the training content, and Acronis delivers and manages it through its own cloud console.
Do I need Acronis to use Acronis security awareness training?
The training is enabled from the Acronis Cyber Platform console (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud), so it is designed for organisations with an Acronis tenant. If you do not use Acronis, a standalone platform is usually simpler.
Does Acronis security awareness training include phishing simulations?
Yes. It includes automated phishing simulations and a gamified Phishing Exercise, alongside preset courses, a video library, monthly threat videos and a learner console with certificates.
How is Acronis security awareness training licensed?
It is licensed per user, either as Acronis Advanced Security Awareness Training or under Acronis solution-based licensing. Service providers buy on monthly usage and in-house IT teams can take an annual subscription. We do not publish prices, so ask us for a quote.
What languages is the Acronis training available in?
Acronis states that the training is available in more than eight languages. Tell us which languages your staff need and we will confirm coverage for the courses you plan to use.