Post-workshop survey - Cybersecurity Essential Training Workshop 2026

Help validate the workshop model.

Thank you for being part of the University of Oklahoma Cybersecurity Essential Training Workshop. We are writing up the workshop as a research paper on how short, hands-on training can help the workforce keep pace with fast-moving cyber threats - and your feedback is invaluable to it.

About 5 minutes

This survey asks how your awareness and confidence looked before the workshop versus now, and what you found most valuable. Your answers help validate and improve the workshop model, and we report everything only in aggregate - no names. Thank you for helping shape this work.

Participant Information

Optional name and attendance session

Section 1

Understanding specific threats - before vs. now

For each item, rate how well you understood it before the workshop and now, after it. Scale: 1 = not at all, 2 = a little, 3 = somewhat, 4 = well, 5 = very well.

1

Hiding secret data inside images or files (steganography), and how it is detected.

Before workshop
Now
2

Tricking AI or image systems with manipulated pictures (adversarial images).

Before workshop
Now
3

How attackers break into websites and databases through input fields (SQL injection).

Before workshop
Now
4

Fake "evil twin" Wi-Fi networks and how they steal information.

Before workshop
Now
5

Attacks over wireless and radio signals, or through NFC and nearby devices (e.g., sub-GHz).

Before workshop
Now
6

Attacks that use a USB stick or cable to take over a device.

Before workshop
Now
7

How attackers use AI and large language models to make scams and phishing more convincing and large-scale.

Before workshop
Now
8

Deepfakes and AI-made voices or videos - how realistic they are now.

Before workshop
Now
9

Why quantum computing threatens today's encryption, and what post-quantum security means.

Before workshop
Now
10

Practical ways to keep accounts strong (password managers, multi-factor) and how weak passwords are broken.

Before workshop
Now
11

Overall, I am more aware of today's cyber scams and the role AI plays in them.

Before workshop
Now

Section 2

New and emerging threats

Rate what you knew before and what feels clearer now, then tell us how strongly you agree with the learning statements. Agreement scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree.

12

I had heard of newer threats like AI-powered scams, LLM attacks, deepfakes, or quantum risks.

Before workshop
Now
13

I have a realistic, practical sense of how these attacks actually happen.

Before workshop
Now

The workshop taught me about threats I had not heard of before.

I now understand which of these threats could realistically affect me or my organization.

I have a clearer picture of how fast cyber threats are changing.

I know where to keep learning about new threats after the workshop.

Section 3

About the workshop

Tell us how strongly you agree with each statement. Scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree.

The hands-on activities helped me understand the ideas.

The speakers helped connect the workshop to real life and work.

The workshop was taught safely and responsibly.

The five-day format worked well for learning about current threats.

Most valuable parts

Select all that apply.

Short answers