CBT

Clean Desk Policy: Keeping Your Workspace Data-Safe

This CBT is designed to help employees understand critical security risks and adopt safe behaviors to protect organizational information assets from cyber threats. A clean desk is not just about aesthetics; it is a fundamental defense against low-tech, high-impact data breaches. Mastering workspace security protects sensitive client data and positions you as a vigilant, trusted professional.

Clean Desk Policy: Keeping Your Workspace Data-Safe
  • Overview
  • Learning Objectives
  • Topics Covered
  • Recommended For
  • Features
  • Assessment
  • Compliance
  • Risk Impact
  • Tracking & Reporting

CBT Overview

This CBT is designed to help employees understand critical security risks and adopt safe behaviors to protect organizational information assets from cyber threats. A clean desk is not just about aesthetics; it is a fundamental defense against low-tech, high-impact data breaches. Mastering workspace security protects sensitive client data and positions you as a vigilant, trusted professional.

What You Will Learn

Understand the mechanics of visual hacking and the risks of shoulder surfing in open-plan workspaces

Identify and mitigate physical threats like "Evil Maid" attacks executed via malicious USB devices on unattended laptops

Learn correct actions for hiding sensitive mobile notifications and utilizing privacy screens to block unauthorized viewing

Respond appropriately to physical data disposal using proper shredding tiers to prevent data leakage

Reduce personal and organizational cyber risk by securing print jobs and thoroughly erasing whiteboard ghosting

Topics Covered

Recommended For

All employees operating in open-plan officesRemote workers and personnel who travel frequentlyIT & Security teamsManagers and general staff handling sensitive documents

Training Features

Animated explainer videos detailing the 3M visual hacking experiment

Real-life scenarios demonstrating "Evil Maid" physical device compromise

Interactive questions to build muscle memory for locking devices in under three seconds

Knowledge checks on assigning documents to the correct shredding tiers

Final assessment to validate your physical security habits

Assessment & certification

  • Quiz included: Yes
  • Passing score: 80%
  • Attempts allowed: 3
  • Certification / Completion badge availability: Yes
  • You must complete the CBT and pass the assessment to successfully finish this training.

Policy & Compliance relevance

Clean Desk Policy

Information Security Policy

Data Protection Policy

ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / Internal Compliance

How this training reduces risk

  • Completing this CBT helps reduce human risk by improving awareness, strengthening secure behavior, and minimizing the likelihood of security incidents.
  • Eliminates visual hacking vulnerabilities that succeed in 91% of unauthorized attempts.
  • Improves security posture rating by stopping physical device compromises and unattended data leaks.
  • Part of continuous risk evaluation.

Tracking & Reporting

Training completion and assessment results are recorded for security monitoring, risk assessment, and compliance reporting.

  1. Duration: 15 Mins
  2. Level: Intermediate
  3. Category: Security Awareness
  4. Audience:All EmployeesRemote WorkersIT Staff

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