Online Security Awareness

This course is designed to provide participants with basic security concepts for working on the internet using electronic devices such as computers, mobile phones and electronic tablets.  Course topics include password security practices, the use of anti-virus software, harmful methods used to infiltrate computer systems, concepts of social engineering, methods for increasing physical computer network security and social media strategies.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the importance of passwords
• Identify good password practices
• Identify the purpose of anti-virus software
• Identify harmful tools used to infiltrate computer systems
• Identify the concepts of social engineering
• Identify methods for increasing physical computer network security
• Identify social media security strategies