This 2D animated security-awareness video for BNY Mellon uses two contrasting characters, careful Charlie and reckless Farley, to teach employees how everyday online choices expose the company to malware and phishing. Character comedy makes dry compliance rules genuinely memorable.
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About This Security Awareness Video
The Challenge: Security-awareness training is essential at a financial institution, but a slide deck of rules rarely changes how employees actually behave online.
The Solution: We built a character-driven 2D animation that contrasts good and bad habits, uses playful metaphors to make risks vivid, then delivers the core definitions in clean, clear slides.
The Result: A memorable training video that turns information security into a story employees remember, reinforcing safe habits without the usual compliance fatigue.
Key Features That Make This Security Awareness Video Work
- Character comedy: by-the-book Charlie versus reckless Farley makes the rules stick
- Vivid metaphors: comparing a vulnerability to hugging a porcupine drives the point home
- Clear definitions: the second half delivers core InfoSec concepts in clean slides
- Behavior-focused: the video targets the everyday choices that actually create risk
Technical Details
Format: 2D character animation
Style: Humorous, clear, instructional
Purpose: Employee security-awareness training
Runtime: 2 minutes, 14 seconds
Target Audience: Employees at a financial institution
Deliverables: LMS, internal training, and onboarding
Why 2D Animation Works for Security Awareness
Security training only works if people remember it under pressure, and a monotone rules video fails that test.
A character-driven 2D animation pairs humor with clarity, making safe habits memorable rather than forgettable.
That retention matters most in financial services, where one careless click can expose sensitive customer data.
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