Cyber Security Fundamentals
Key Course Points
| Course Code: | SSI060 | Course Data Sheet | Course Duration | 0.25 days | Start & End Time | 9:00 am- 5:00 pm |
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Course Information
Cyberattacks are increasing at an alarming rate: Globally, 30,000 websites are hacked daily. In 2021, ransomware cases grew by 92.7%. Every 39 seconds, there is a new attack somewhere on the web. As of 2021, over 60% of financial service companies have 1000+ sensitive files accessible to all employees. (Source: Varonis) About 60% of companies have 500+ passwords that never expire. Microsoft Office attachments pose a significant threat. The average cost of a data breach in 2021 was over $4 million. (Source: Cybercrime Magazine) Email is responsible for around 94% of all malware. A recent Intel Security survey found that 97 per cent of people could not identify all the phishing emails in a sample of 10 emails. The need for training of non-IT staff is critically important. This 2½ course will ensure that staff gain an appreciation of company-wide measures to protect against cyberattacks and their own role in the success of these defence measures. Most importantly, it will help anyone recognize phishing attacks, and when a cyberattack has been successful, understand what steps to take to mitigate the effect. The importance of practicing safe social media behaviour to prevent cyber criminals from mining sensitive personal and company data will also be discussed. In the capstone activity each participant will create a personal cybersecurity plan.
This 2½ hr course will help you teach participants how to:
- Learn to recognise and defend against various forms of cybercrime
- Name and explain the method used in various types of cyberattacks.
- Outline the risk of human error in inadvertently contributing to the success of cyberattacks.
- Have an appreciation of company-wide measures to protect against cyberattacks and their role in the success of these defence measures.
- Explain the importance of a company culture that focuses on cybersecurity to successfully defend against attacks.
- Realize the social media mining activities of cyber criminals and be better able to practice safe social media behaviour.
- Outline the information needed in a social media security policy.
- Understand and practice good security behaviours when working remotely or travelling.
- Recognize phishing attacks by identifying the subtle clues that are present in all phishing attacks.
- When a cyberattack has been successful, understand what steps to take to mitigate the effect.
- Be able to create a personal cybersecurity plan.
We’ll discuss the current state of cybercrime. We’ll explore the current state of cybercrime and look at the huge financial cost of cybercrime for companies.
Types of Cyberattacks
Next, we look at the various types of cyberattacks.
The Role of Human Error and and we’ll learn about the role human error plays in the success of cyberattacks.
What Can a Company Do?
Then, we look at the defences that companies have set up to protect them from cyberattacks.
Best Practices for Remote or Travelling Employees
We’ll touch on some of the defences that companies have set up to protect remote workers from cyberattacks.
Scenarios and examples
Then, we discuss some cybersecurity scenarios and look at some real life examples of phishing and smishing and what would be necessary next step to mitigate the damage.
Cyberattacks on Individuals
Next, we focus on cyberattacks perpetrated on individuals and the importance of information gleaned from social media for those attacks.
We’ll look at how to recognise a phishing attacks
And we’ll practice recognizing phishing attacks using the subtle clues left by cybercriminals.
What Can a Person Do?
We’ll explore ways we can reduce the chances of a successful cyberattack.
Creating a Personal Cybersecurity Plan
Lastly, we’ll leave delegates with the skills and knowledge to create their own personal cybersecurity plan.
Finally we’ll evaluate attendees knowledge with an interactive quiz before a wrapping up with some links to additional information and we’ll allow delegates an opportunity to ask additional questions.
Attendees of this course will be able to download a delegate handout (in .pdf format) of the information presented and discussed for reference and further information
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