Security awareness

Main objectives

The main objectives of this e-learning course include:

• • Key security concepts:
    • Introduction to security concepts: Confidentiality, integrity, availability
    • Presentation of the main security principles: Separation of duties, least privilege
  • Security of e-mails and their use:
    • Risks and attacks related to the use of emails
    • Social engineering techniques used by hackers (social networks, telephone, email, etc.)
    • Importance of proper protection/encryption of email content and attachments
    • How to recognize a suspicious email: detect phishing, detect identity theft, detect malware
    • What to do with a suspicious email? Who to contact?
  • Security of passwords and their use:
    • Risks associated with passwords
    • Identifying risky behaviour
    • The attitude of the user in daily professional and personal life with examples
    • The importance of a good password
    • How to choose a good password
    • Password construction (including rules and mnemonics for creating good passwords)
    • Alternative technique
    • Use of systems such as a password card
    • How to manage a password
    • Importance of using a different password for each application
    • Explain that hackers always try a password found on several sites
    • Using password managers
    • Generate strong passwords
    • How to deal with a problem or suspected problem (how to report a problem)
    • Understanding security anywhere and anytime