← GLBA · Safeguards Rule (16 CFR 314)
314.4(e) — Security awareness training and qualified security personnel
Requirement
Personnel receive security awareness training updated to reflect risks identified by the risk assessment; qualified information security personnel (employed or via a provider) manage the program; and those personnel receive security updates and training sufficient to address relevant risks, with their knowledge of changing threats verified.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 | A.6.3 | Information security awareness, education and training | training awareness |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 12.6 | Security awareness programme | training awareness |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | PR.AT-01 | Personnel are provided awareness and training | training awareness |
| NDPA 2023 | GAID Art.30 | Privacy training and internal sensitisation (GAID 2025) | training awareness |
| CCPA/CPRA | 1798.130(a)(6) & Regs 7100 | Training for staff who handle privacy inquiries | training |
| SOC 2 | CC1.1 | Commitment to integrity and ethical values | training |
| SOC 2 | CC1.4 | Competence of personnel | training |
| SOC 2 | CC2.2 | Internal communication of responsibilities | training |