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Security Awareness: Phishing - How Hackers Get Your Secrets

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Overview

Common, everyday communication, such as email, websites, and phone calls could potentially be a cybercriminal trying to lure you to expose information. This course teaches you how to protect yourself and your company from phishing attacks.

Hackers (cybercriminals) will try to lure you to exposing information or installing malicious software by clicking a link or opening an attachment. In this course, Security Awareness: Phishing - How Hackers Get Your Secrets, you'll learn how to protect your business and yourself from malicious attacks. First, you'll gain the knowledge of a specific attack known as phishing. Next, you'll discover how to identify the attack and how to stop from becoming a victim to cybercriminals. Finally, you will explore how to be more proactive in avoiding this type of attack and who to notify if one is detected. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of cyber security needed to protect yourself and your company from phishing attacks.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Phishing Is About Stealing Money 4mins
  • Attacks That Get Personal 6mins
  • Attacks at the Office 15mins
  • The Master Plan to Prevent Phishing Attacks 7mins
  • How to Report a Phishing Attack 9mins
  • How to Report Phishing Attacks 7mins

Taught by

Jason Helmick

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