Cyberattacks are increasing at an alarming rate. Radware reported that there were 2.3 billion data breaches in 2018 – almost three times more than the year before – which cost companies about $600 billion. Most companies have installed firewalls and other cyber defenses to stop cyberattacks, but they are not foolproof. In fact, one of the key risk factors in cyberattacks is human error. 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 one-day 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 defense measures. Most importantly, it will help staff 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 behavior 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.
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Training Package
What Will Students Learn?
- To understand the history and the current state of cyberattacks in terms of quantity and cost to business.
- To name and explain the methods used in various types of cyberattacks.
- How to outline the risk of human error in inadvertently contributing to the success of cyberattacks.
- To have an appreciation of company-wide measures to protect against cyberattacks and their role in the success of these defense measures.
- To explain the importance of a company culture that focuses on cybersecurity to successfully defend against attacks.
- To realize the social media mining activities of cyber criminals and be better able to practice safe social media behavior.
- To outline the information needed in a social media security policy.
- To understand and practice good security behaviors when working remotely or travelling.
- To recognize phishing attacks by identifying the subtle clues that are present in all phishing attacks.
- When a cyberattack has been successful, how to understand what steps to take to mitigate the effect.
- How to create a personal cybersecurity plan.
- The state of cybercrime
- Types of cyberattacks
- Role of human error
- What can a company do?
- Best practices for remote or travelling employees
- Scenarios
- Cyberattacks on individuals
- Recognizing phishing attacks
- What can a person do?
- Creating a personal cybersecurity plan