Staying Safe Online
About this course
In this microcredential, you will learn essential tools and techniques accountants and businesses use to protect themselves and their clients from cyber security threats.
Beneath the surface of technological advancement lurks an ever-growing number of new and complex challenges, threats, and vulnerabilities, which can be difficult to navigate. Ultimately the challenge is to embrace technology, while understanding and managing the associated risk. Throughout this microcredential, you will explore the key cyber threats and how they can impact you and your business, while developing a practical understanding of the tools and strategies available to mount a strong defence.
The aim of this microcredential is to deliver practical insight. Specifically, how and where are you vulnerable online. Further, what options are available to stay safe, providing the confidence to embrace the benefits of technology.
By the end of this microcredential, you will have practical skills in using online technology safely, while being able to identify, prevent and remedy, cyber security vulnerabilities, while online. This knowledge will be useful whether you advise clients or work within an organisation.
What will you learn?
This microcredential contains self-guided content, broken down into the following modules:
Module 1: Introduction to Cyber Security
Module 2: Why Hackers Hack
Module 3: Cyber Security Housekeeping – Where to Start
Module 4: Surfing the Web Safely
Module 5: Handling Suspicious Emails
Module 6: Direct Attacks
Module 7: Cyber Defence
Module 8: Cyber Protection
Module 9: Cyber Security Habits
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