Education for security serves to prepare citizens for appropriate behaviour and appropriate reactions in situations posing a threat to their health and life. At every step, we deal with many different threats that occur in all areas of human life. The main areas include social, public, professional, and educational sphere. The aim of the article is to present the role and significance of education for security in the context of the catalogue of threats to a person functioning in various areas of their life. The article consists of an introduction, the identification of the human space, a list of selected threats, and a summary.