The Introduction to Cybersecurity course offers you a unique opportunity to enter a booming sector with high demand for skilled workers. In an environment where digital threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, acquiring cybersecurity skills is crucial. Throughout the course, You will explore everything from the fundamentals of computer and information security to the management of cybersecurity within organisations. You will learn how to to identify risks, threats and vulnerabilities, and to protect your data against attacks such as phishing, ransomware and malware. You’ll also discover how to manage incidents and restore information security. This online course allows you to learn in a flexible way that’s tailored to your needs, enabling you to become a key player in the digital security of any organisation. Join us and start building your future in a field that’s essential to today’s world.
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the relationship between cybersecurity and information security.
- Identify phishing, vishing and smishing techniques so you can protect yourself.
- Recognise ransomware and malware threats in order to prevent attacks.
- Analyse risks and vulnerabilities within the organisation in order to mitigate them.
- Develop strategies to respond effectively to security incidents.
- Apply decision-making models to the management of cyber incidents.
- Assess recovery metrics following data breaches to improve processes.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY?
IT security
Information security
What links cybersecurity and information security?
Basic Cybersecurity Programmes (I)
Basic Cybersecurity Programmes (II)
TEACHING UNIT 2. THE INDIVIDUAL: THE WEAKEST LINK
Phishing, vishing, smishing, angler phishing and similar techniques
Identity theft
Ransomware
Malware and data breaches
Other attacks
TEACHING UNIT 3. HOW TO MANAGE CYBERSECURITY WITHIN AN ORGANISATION
Identify risks, threats and vulnerabilities
Protecting the organisation
Detect attacks, data breaches and availability failures
Incident response
Disaster recovery
TEACHING UNIT 4. DECISION-MAKING MODELS
Responding to a cyber incident
Addressing the root cause
Recovery following a data breach (I)
Recovery following a data breach (II)
Recovery metrics
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