Cyber Security- e learning course

This 10 hours e learning course will help you understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or at work.
Learn easily and independently on our state-of-the-art eLearning interactive and practical platform with hands-on online courses accompanied by audio instructions that takes you step by step through the course. Invest in your skills and keep up with today’s employable skills. This course does not include ICDL test or ICDL Certification, however, it does cover the ICDL syllabus for this course, allowing you to come back in the future if you wish to purchase tests and become certified.

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Understand online risk, and basic security concepts, including data threats, the value of information, personal security, and file security.
• Know what Malware is, recognise types of malware, understand how to stay protected against malware, and methods to remove malware.
• Understand the basics of network security, including networks and connections, and wireless security.
• Undertake information access control through various methods, and manage passwords effectively.
• Use the web securely through browser settings, and adopting browsing best practices
• Secure communications channels such as Email, Social Networking, VoIP, Instant Messaging, and Mobile.
• Implement secure data management practices, including securing and backing up data, and securely deleting/destroying data.
• Understand common threats to citizens' security, including Online Addiction, and Online Radicalisation.
• Know what the vital components of a Cyber Security policy are.