Cybersecurity Basics
Three classroom parts on the threats an organisation faces, the controls that stop them, and the first hour of an incident. Part of the national cybersecurity awareness programme.
- Length
- 2 weeks
- Taught hours
- 10.5
- Delivery
- Instructor-led classroom
- Leads to
- Record of completion
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What you learn
Course outcomes
- Recognise phishing, social engineering and account takeover attempts
- Describe how malware and ransomware spread and what limits the damage
- Apply MFA and a password manager to everyday accounts
- Explain what firewalls, network segmentation and encryption protect
- Recognise the signs of a breach, then contain and report it in its first hour
- Run a tabletop exercise for an incident with a team
The course
About this course
Part one covers phishing, social engineering, malware and account takeover, with real examples. Part two covers MFA, password managers, firewalls, network segmentation and encryption at rest and in transit.
Part three covers incident response: recognising a breach, containing it, reporting it and the records to keep.
Each part is a taught session of three and a half hours.
Who it is for
- Staff who handle customer or public data
- Teachers and school administrators in the national programme
- Anyone considering a security role
Before you start
- Computer Foundations (recommended).
What you receive
Record of completion, issued on completion of the taught parts.
Who teaches it
Trainers.
Course content
3 parts.
- 3 videos, 3.5 hours
- 3 videos, 3.5 hours
- 2 videos, 3.5 hours
Intakes
Pick an intake.
Every cohort runs the same content. Choose the dates, location and mode that fit around your week.
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