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LinkedIn Learning

Build Your Cybersecurity Awareness Skills

via LinkedIn Learning Path

Overview

If you own a smartphone, work on a computer, or use the internet, then you're exposed to a variety of security risks on a daily basis. In this learning path, develop a basic cybersecurity vocabulary and learn how to protect yourself and your organization from risks like phishing and malware.
  • Explore the current cybersecurity threat landscape.
  • Identify the risks posed by phishing and social engineering.
  • Discover practical ways to protect your data.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Cybersecurity at Work
-Learn about the most common cybersecurity threats that affect the modern workplace, and discover what you can do about them—both to protect yourself and your organization.

Course 2: Cybersecurity Awareness: Cybersecurity Terminology
-Develop your awareness of cybersecurity with an in-depth exploration of its core concepts, key terms, and vocabulary.

Course 3: Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering
-Defend your organization from social engineering by learning to recognize and thwart the most common types of attacks.

Course 4: Cybersecurity Awareness: Phishing Attacks
-Learn more about phishing, how to spot and catch a phish, and how to protect yourself from digital attacks.

Course 5: Cybersecurity Awareness: Cloud Security
-Explore practical strategies to secure the cloud and create safe computing environments when you’re at work, at home, or traveling on the go.

Course 6: Cybersecurity Awareness: Ransomware
-Explore the fundamentals of ransomware, its potentially devastating effects on businesses, and practical strategies to prevent and recover from attacks.

Course 7: Cybersecurity Awareness: IoT Devices
-Learn how to identify, manage, and secure the IoT devices in your life.

Course 8: Cybersecurity Awareness: Protect Your Privacy
-Learn how to protect your personal information and improve your cybersecurity posture.

Course 9: Cybersecurity Awareness: Malware
-Learn about common types of malware, the threats they pose, and how to combat them.

Courses

Taught by

Caroline Wong, Lauren Zink, Stephanie I., Dominique West, Nicole Dove, Racheal Popoola and Tate Jarrow

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