Technology alone cannot protect you from everything and attackers go where security is weakest in the organisation. This course will improve your safety online in the organisational context.
After completing the course you will have gained an awareness of key information security principles regarding information, confidentiality, integrity and availability. You will be able to explain some of the key aspects of information risk and security management, in addition, summarise some of the key aspects in computer and network security, including some appreciation of threats, attacks, exploits and vulnerabilities.
You will also gain an awareness of some of the skills, knowledge and roles/careers opportunities within the information security industry
- Why is Data Security Important?
- How behaviour is exploited by criminals
- All about Passwords
- Understanding and Recognising Social Engineering
- Just a little click
- Protecting against spyware and spam
- Protecting your personal workspace
- Security best practices away from the office
- Safe internet use
- Social media security
- Device management and internet of things
- Todays risks, acceptance and use of electronic resources
- Cyber security defined
- Physical security in the workplace
- Incident versus breach
- Data Backup
- Data Compliance Regulation
- Data Classification
- Dangers of poor data security
- Learn data security best practices
- Understand why it is critical to use data security
- Best practices on the job
- Become familiar with key data security practices including encryption, passwords, social engineering, phishing, websites and software, physical access, portable devices and remote access, data disposal and data breach
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