Introduction to Cybersecurity

Overview

The training begins by giving a broad overview of information before narrowing it down to specific assessment details as it applies to your unique business environment. The proposed outcome of the training is to bring staff up to date with the latest information security practices required by regulatory bodies and the law, and the latest security threats affecting businesses worldwide and how to mitigate against them.

The training will also introduce the possibility of setting up an Information Security program in your organization to foster information security awareness and improve the overall risk profile of the organization taking into view various business processes carried out by the organization. It will also empower your staff with the knowledge and tools deployed to measure and assess organizational, technical and procedural risks.

Training Objectives

1. In-depth analysis of Cybercrime, Online fraud, Digital piracy and regulation
2. Understanding the vital concepts like Confidentiality, data Integrity and Availability, what is a threat versus vulnerabilities, and pertinent statistics on current data security trends.
3. Elucidate on different industry standard IT risk assessment process and methodologies
4. Best practices for securing company information systems
5. Media Control – Storage state ( encrypted/not encrypted ) confidential/sensitive data
6. Email Security – double checking addresses, avoiding putting sensitive information in the body of emails but rather in an encrypted attachment
7. Physical security – policing work areas for sensitive info, shredding unneeded paper copies, being wary of shoulder surfing and tailgating in sensitive areas, printer security.
8. Overview of incident reporting policy & procedures that detail what to do if they believe a security incident has occurred, who to call, what to expect and what information to provide to responsible parties

Modules:

1. Introduction to Cybersecurity
2. Embedding cybersecurity into your structures and objectives
3. Growing cybersecurity practices, trends and use cases.
4. Mastering an innovative cybersecurity culture
5. Understanding cybersecurity threats and responses
6. Risk Management for Cybersecurity and implementing effective measures.
7. Social Engineering and its management