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Cyber security: Understand Threats and Prevent Attacks

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to identify threats and prevent attacks to protect data in this free online cyber security training course. In today’s digital world, new risks emerge as the number of cybercrimes and security breaches soar, creating a need for organisations to employ cyber security experts. This cyber security training course provides the essential training required to help protect yourself and your organisation against cyberattacks and explains how to implement suitable measures to prevent or control any security breaches and protect your company’s crucial data.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID187479
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Outline cyber security fundamentals
• Compare various types of malware
• Classify different types of security breach and cyberattacks
• Explain how to prevent such data breaches
• Describe how to create strong passwords and protect smartphones
• Discuss techniques used to secure social networks
• Explain how to protect organisations against critical cyberthreats
• Identify software used to prevent cyberthreats
Course Code5177

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