Cyber Security: Practical Applications

Overview

A company's cyber security is only as strong as its weakest link. A survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel found that 30% of all cyber breaches are a result of employee error. Many of these errors are due to carelessness or ignorance. This cyber security course challenges users to reassess their attitude towards cyber security. It educates users on the scope and sophistication of hackers and drives behavioural change and safer cyber behaviours.

Objectives

In this course you will learn how to:

• Understand how easy it is for any employee to cause irreparable damage to their company
• Know how to identify phishing emails and unsafe websites or links
• Understand their personal cyber security weak points and how to improve them
• Know how to identify and avoid social engineering
• Understand the dangers of using the same password on multiple sites and using insecure passwords