To educate schools on how to navigate the digital landscape securely, Fortinet has extended its commercial security awareness and training service at no cost to schools in countries around the world. Recognizing the unique educational context, the company tailored staff training to the academic sector and hired teachers to develop a security awareness curriculum that addressed the learning needs of all students aged four to 18. The education edition was initially developed in alignment with the US’s White House Cyber Education and Workforce Initiatives in 2022. The following year, the initiative expanded to include Canada, the UK, Australia and Brazil and is now available to 11.8 million education staff and 64 million students, with further plans for global outreach. In addition to its collaboration with educational institutions worldwide, in 2020, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fortinet amplified its existing efforts by offering all self-paced technical certification training at no cost, in response to the escalating threat landscape. The response was staggering, with course registrations peaking at one every seven seconds during the initial weeks.