This important Information Security Awareness online training course aims to protect your organisation by arming your staff with a thorough awareness of a wide range of potential risks when dealing with commercial information and technology. With the world’s current reliance on rapidly expanding technologies that rely increasingly on sharing information around the globe, organisations have never been more at risk from information security breaches.

The dangers of malicious “hackers” and software viruses are widely publicised, but your organisation’s greatest potential security threat may come from the innocent carelessness or unknowing action of your own well-meaning staff. With this training you can reduce that risk!

What the course covers

The Information Security Awareness training course covers the following major subject areas:

• Introduction to information security concepts
• Why is information security important?
• Impacts of information security breaches
• Issues when using the internet
• Recognising and dealing with suspicious emails
• Social engineering techniques and ‘phishing’
• Protecting system login IDs and passwords
• How to categorise information security risks
• Interacting with visitors to the workplace
• Best practice for handling electronic documents
• Secure use of mobile devices
• Working and communicating in public spaces and at home
• Using external or public computers.

Course structure and delivery

This online course takes approximately 90 minutes to complete, but may be completed over multiple sessions. Topics are organised into 5 modules, with each containing a short quiz. Every quiz must be passed in order to complete the course.

Advanced course features

Our courses are designed with accessibility and convenience in mind. All courses feature:

• 24 x 7 online availability from anywhere
• Learners can complete course content over multiple sessions
• Content can be viewed on computers, tablet devices and even mobile phones
• Interactive exercises and variety of presentation styles increase engagement
• Courses include optional audio narration for content and scenarios
• Up-to-date real-world and hypothetical examples to illustrate concepts
• Accessibility options such as dark mode and reader view for the visually impaired.

Refresher course also available

The Information Security Awareness full course content can be supplemented with our refresher version of the course, which is designed to support periodic re-training of staff. The refresher course covers the same topic areas as the full course, but in a more concise manner, and with a focus on reinforcing concepts and assessing knowledge.

Additional unique tools and features

High quality, comprehensive and engaging content is not all there is to our unique course offerings. Our courses are supported by the flexible and powerful Online Compliance Learning Management System (OCLMS) platform. The platform also includes many unique administration features and customisation options that enable you to present a consistent and appealing experience.

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