Security Awareness

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

 

Description: This course will teach you to identify and apply security techniques.

 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: •describe the importance of securing information.

• identify the different ways to guard yourself against social engineering exploits.

•describe the security practices related to computers, mobile devices, networks, and the Internet.

•maintain the security of the files and folders stored on your computing devices.

•identify and protect information against risks associated with the cyber world.

 •identify potential security incidents, ways to respond in the event of a possible breach, and measures to prevent a security breach.

•identify methods to keep the cloud and virtualized environments secured.


 

Course Contents

 

Lesson 1: Securing Information

Topic 1A: Examine Information Security

Topic 1B: Implement Physical Security Measures

Topic 1C: Examine Cyber Security

 

Lesson 2: Guarding Against Social Engineering Exploits

Topic 2A: Identify Social Engineering Exploits

Topic 2B: Counteract Social Engineering Exploits

Topic 2C: Evolve Social Engineering Organization Policies

 

Lesson 3: Identifying Security Measures

Topic 3A: Strengthen Desktop Security

Topic 3B: Strengthen Software Security

Topic 3C: Strengthen Browser Security

Topic 3D: Strengthen Network Security

Topic 3E: Secure Wireless Networks

Topic 3F: Strengthen Mobile Security

 

Lesson 4: Maintaining File System Security

Topic 4A: Implement File System Security in Windows 7

Topic 4B: Back Up and Restore Data

Topic 4C: Dispose of Data Securely

 

Lesson 5: Guarding Against Attacks

Topic 5A: Protect a Computer from Security Threats

Topic 5B: Protect Computers from Virus Attacks

Topic 5C: Protect Computers from Social Network Threats

 

Lesson 6: Handling Security Breaches

Topic 6A: Identify Incidents

Topic 6B: Respond to Incidents

 

Lesson 7: Identifying Cloud Computing And Virtualization Security Methods

Topic 7A: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing

Topic 7B: Fundamentals of Virtualization

 

Appendix A: Security and Privacy Regulations