Cyber Security Essentials - E-Learning Package - CPDUK Certified

The Mandatory Training Group

Delivery Method: eLearning

Cyber Security Essentials - E-Learning Package - CPDUK Certified.

Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's online Cyber Security Essentials training package. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).

Cyber Security Essentials

Presenters: Kayla Chase & Maury Reed

This online Cyber Security Essentials training package gives you the background needed to understand the basics of Cybersecurity. You will gain essential cybersecurity knowledge and skills to help protect your digital life and of the difference.

Course content

This online Cyber Security Essentials training package includes the following modules:

Unit 1: On the Front Lines

Unit 2: Think Before You Click

Unit 3: Ten Tips to Stay Safe Online.

Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 2: Types of Threats

Unit 3: Protecting Your Computer

Unit 4: Strong Password

Unit 5: Social Engineering

Unit 6: Backups

Unit 7: Clickbait

Unit 8: Protecting Yourself

Unit 9: Red Flags.

Who is the course for?

This online Cyber Security Essentials training package is suitable for those who want to improve their understanding of cybersecurity and protect their computer systems from malicious damage and theft.

Course aims

This online Cyber Security Essentials training package aims to:

Help you discover essential cybersecurity knowledge and skills needed to protect your digital life better.
Develop your understanding of the risks associated with cyberattacks.
Teach you how to protect yourself from cybercriminals.
Assist you to come up with plans to safeguard your valuable and sensitive information.

Learning objectives

On completion of this Cyber Security Essentials e-learning package, the learner will be able to:

Describe some of the risks to yourself and your employers from modern cyberattacks.
Identify Phishing attacks and list five or more ways they might be used in an email or SMS message.
Describe how to verify if updates from Windows, Java, Flash, and Adobe Reader are legitimate.
Discuss the roles of two-factor authentication, HTTPS, firewalls, social media, hoaxes, and data backup in preventing or facilitating cyberattacks.
Describe the threats from cybercriminals which target your devices and yourself.
Define cybersecurity terms including phishing, vishing, ransomware, extortion, social engineering, and botnets.
List benefits cybercriminals hope to achieve by attacking people and devices.
Describe the role played by hardware, software, privilege level, and updates in protecting your computer.
Identify at least three characteristics of a “strong” password.
Explain the 3-2-1 backup strategy and how it protects from ransomware.
List at least three ways criminals hope to get access to your computer.
Discuss the role of clickbait and social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

Learning outcomes

Once you have completed this Cyber Security Essentials eLearning package, the learner will be able to:

Recognise the different ways hackers try to use you and your colleagues to steal money and data
Take steps to reduce the risk of online threats
Understand concepts including malware and viruses
Explain some of the risks associated with cyberattacks
List different types of attacks all users face every day
Develop plans to safeguard their valuable and sensitive information
Understand how hackers think and prioritise their defence
Understand the role of clickbait and social engineering in cybersecurity attacks.

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