IMIZI Aware
Turn your people into your strongest line of defence.
Most intrusions start with a person, not a firewall. IMIZI Aware is a managed programme of phishing simulation and security awareness for regulated institutions: we run the campaigns, train the people who click, and hand you the evidence your board and regulator expect. Behaviour measured and improved, not assumed.
Your people are the attack surface attackers prefer
Technical controls have improved. So attackers moved to the channel that has not: email, chat, and the person behind them.
The human element drives breaches
The Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report found 68% of breaches involved a non-malicious human element, an error or someone manipulated by an attacker. Phishing remains the cheapest, most reliable way into a regulated institution.
One session a year does not change behaviour
A single annual awareness session fades within weeks. Staff sit through it, sign the attendance sheet, and click the next convincing payroll email anyway. A certificate is not a programme.
The lures are local
Staff trained on a global template library never see a mobile-money prompt or a fake regulator notice until the real one arrives. The attacks aimed at African institutions deserve training built on those attacks.
Regulators expect evidence
BNR Regulation N°50/2022 requires supervised institutions to run security awareness training, and regulators across the region increasingly expect the same. Examiners look for participation and improvement evidence, not attendance certificates.
What IMIZI Aware delivers
A programme that changes behaviour and produces the evidence your regulator expects, tuned to the threats African institutions actually face.
Phishing simulations that mirror real attacks
Recurring campaigns modelled on the lures used against banks, fintechs, and government in the region: payroll and invoice fraud, fake regulator notices, mobile-money prompts, and credential harvesting. Varied by lure and difficulty throughout the year.
Short, role-relevant training
When someone clicks, they get a brief, specific lesson in the moment, not a two-hour course they forget. Content is tuned to the roles that attackers target: finance, operations, executives, and IT.
Reporting your board and regulator can read
Click rates, report rates, and improvement over time, segmented by department. Clear evidence of a functioning awareness programme for BNR examinations and other regulators across the region.
Coaching where it counts
We identify the people and teams most at risk and give them focused attention, rather than treating every employee the same. Repeat clickers get support, not blame.
How it works
A continuous loop, not a one-off session. Baseline, simulate, train, measure.
Baseline
We run an initial phishing simulation to establish where your organisation stands today, with no warning and no blame.
Simulate
Recurring campaigns throughout the year, varied by lure and difficulty, so staff learn to spot real attacks rather than one template.
Train
Just-in-time micro-training when someone interacts with a simulation, reinforced with short scheduled modules.
Measure
Quarterly reporting on click and report rates by department, with a clear trend line and the evidence your regulator expects.
Why not a global awareness platform?
Global platforms hand your IT team a console and a template library. The campaign design, the scheduling, the chasing, and the interpretation all stay on your desk.
Managed end to end
We design the campaigns, run them, and interpret the results. Your team gets the findings and the evidence, not another console to administer and another template library to curate.
Built by an offensive-security practice
The team that performs penetration tests designs your simulations, so campaigns reflect how intrusions actually begin. When an assessment shows staff are a primary entry point, the programme is tuned to those findings.
Evidence for the regulator you answer to
Global platforms report against generic benchmarks. We report against what your examiner asks for: participation, improvement over time, and a programme that satisfies the awareness-training requirement in BNR Regulation N°50/2022.
Based in Kigali, in your timezone
Direct support on WhatsApp and briefings face to face when needed. When your board or regulator asks about the awareness programme, you reach our team, not a ticket queue.
Start with a baseline
One simulation shows where your organisation stands today, before any training begins. Tell us your team size and we will scope it.
Common questions
What does IMIZI Aware include?
How is this different from a one-off training session?
Does IMIZI Aware support BNR and other regulatory requirements?
Will individual staff be named and blamed?
How does IMIZI Aware relate to penetration testing?
How do we get started?
Build a security culture, not a compliance checkbox
Tell us your team size and we will scope a phishing simulation and awareness programme for your organisation.