Cyber Security Awareness

COURSE SUMMARY

90% of cyber security incidents are caused by human behaviour. There is a short eLearning course that will provide
all employees with a basic understanding and awareness of the cyber threat and provide them with the
foundations for good behaviour for home and work.

The course is designed to help you address the single most important issue in cyber security. Awareness
and changing behaviours. The course uses a simple and easy to understand language and will explain the threats,
such as ransomware, phising and social engineering. The course concludes with practical guidance to help
individuals to better protect themselves from the cyber threat.

WHAT STUDENTS LEARN

• Understand the importance of cyber security both at home and at work
• Recognise the different types of cyber threat
• Understand how a cyber attack takes place and develop strategies to prevent attacks
• Recognise common scams and how to avoid them
• Understand the significance of human actions in enabling a cyber attack and how to change behaviours
• How to spot tell tale signs of phising emails
• Ten simple steps to keep safe online

WHAT TOPICS ARE COVERED

• Why is cyber security important
• What is the cyber threat
• How an attack happens
• What is malware
• What is social engineering
• The importance of passwords
• What is phishing
• The internet and its dark secret
• The risks of removable media
• Common scams and how to avoid them –
• Top Ten practical steps of cyber security

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Instruction by an expert facilitator
• Small, interactive classes
• Specialised manual and course materials
• Personalised certificate of completion