Information, Security Awareness Essentials

This e-learning course helps develop an understanding of information security through highly interactive activities and provides best practice tips to ensure information is kept secure.

Information security is important for all organisations; information is valuable and it is important it is kept safe. Understanding information security risks and how to minimise these are the first steps in keeping information safe. By making sure employees are aware of information security and can stay vigilant, an organisation’s risk of being exposed to information threats is reduced.

Topics explored in this course:

• Information security requirements
• Keeping information secure in and out of the office
• Staying safe online: passwords, links, email threats, malware, phishing, social engineering, and scams

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Recognise why information security is essential to organisations
• Identify secure working practices to safeguard company data
• Protect information when working remotely and on mobile devices
• Improve your awareness of online risks and how to stay safe on the internet
• Respond to and report information security issues

Approximate time to complete: 45 minutes