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Cybersecurity at Work

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Overview

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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.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Secure behavior in the workplace
1. Social Engineering Scams and Attacks
  • Social engineering overview
  • Email phishing
  • Social media information (over)sharing
  • Counterfeit apps
  • Scenario: Voice phishing
2. Wireless Security
  • Public Wi-Fi
  • Home Wi-Fi
  • VPN
3. Account Security
  • Password security
  • Data breaches and compromised passwords
  • Multifactor authentication
4. Software and Internet Security
  • Updating software
  • Common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE)
  • Malware overview
  • Malware: Ransomware
  • The anatomy of a cyber attack
5. Hybrid Work Security
  • Physical office security
  • Physical office security best practices
  • Laptop and desktop security
  • Smartphone and mobile device attacks
  • Scenario: Stolen laptop
6. Data Security
  • Intellectual property
  • Customer information
  • Employee information
Conclusion
  • You are part of the security team

Taught by

Caroline Wong

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