Description
Hackers conduct cyber-attacks to steal information, sabotage one or more systems, or bring down a working network. They can also attack several systems at once, gain control, and use these systems to initiate another attack on a different network altogether. In cybersecurity terms, social engineering means preying on our emotional responses to make us voluntarily compromise our own security. Malware is a combination of the words – “malicious” and “software.” It’s malicious software that is designed to cause harm to a system. It could be simply deleting data or, even more perniciously, hiding like a spy in the system, monitoring our activities. It can capture your keystrokes and send them to the person, the hacker, who planted the malware in our system. This means almost everything is visible to the hacker: our data, confidential files, photographs… almost everything.
Sounds scary, right? It is, but that doesn’t mean we’re helpless. With this Cyber Security Basics online course, you will learn what the common types of attack are, the techniques hackers and malware use and how to spot them, and how we can protect ourselves against them. For example, using strong secure passwords. Did you know ‘123456’ is the most popular password on the internet? 123456! According to statistics, it’s used by 103 million people. And it can be compromised in less than a second…
With Cyber Security Basics, you will learn the importance of creating and maintaining secure passwords. Want to be cyber safe and secure? Start with the Cyber Security Basics online course.
What topics are included in this Cyber Security Basics online course?
• Common Types of Attack
• Introduction to Malware
• Introduction to Social Engineering
• Using and Managing Passwords
Each course of this Cyber Security Basics online training includes a 10-minute evidence-based, engaging audio track recorded with a professional voice actor and comes underpinned by a transcript, a further reading list, an infographic, and multiple-choice questions.
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Learning objectives
• Examine the most common threats to cyber security
• Understand the techniques to protect yourself against common attacks
• Identify what malware is, the types of Malware and learn how to protect yourself against it
• Know what social engineering is, and how it’s specifically used in a cyber security context.
• Learn about famous examples of social engineering hacks
• Understand the techniques you must use to avoid falling prey to a social engineer
• Know the most common pitfalls when it comes to creating and maintaining passwords
• Learn the best-practices when it comes to making and managing passwords.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements
Course assessment and certification
On completion of the course a downloadable certificate is immediately available