Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will have learned about:
- What information security is.
- What cybersecurity is.
- Why information security is important in your work life.
- Why information security is important in your personal life.
- The dangers and costs of poor information security.
- What malware is.
- How to spot and defend against malware.
- Information security and mobile devices.
- Information security and mobile working.
- How to create strong passwords and avoid weak ones.
- Perimeter security.
- Network security.
- Social engineering threats and how to avoid them.
- The Data Protection Act and information security.
- Information security and portable memory devices.
- Information security and social media.