Cyber Security Awareness
What is the Cyber Security Awareness Qualification?
This 1-day Cyber Security Awareness course will develop a well-informed and positive mindset towards cyber security by becoming security aware. Following this course, you will be able to discuss business and personal cyber security risks aligning to your organisation’s strategy.
This course has been tailored to provide delegates with the appropriate information and a digestible depth of knowledge to help secure business systems and networks.
It will also encourage growth of an organisation’s security-minded culture and help to protect business assets such as corporate intellectual property, and improve data protection, whilst enforcing good online behaviours and reduce corporate risk.
Who is this Qualification for?
This Cyber Security Awareness course is for staff at all levels, both technical and non-technical, who interact with computer systems on a daily basis. This course can be customised and prioritised for specific priority audiences, depending on organisation’s risk profile or any required audience, such as Finance or HR departments, or specific job roles such as personal/executive assistants.
Cyber Security Awareness Benefits
- Become aware of the cyber threat landscape.
- Learn how hackers exploit open-source information to gather intelligence.
- Understand what threat actors are and what their objectives might be.
- Discuss case studies of data breaches and how it may be relevant to your organisation.
- Demonstrate what 2FA and secure passphrases are and the benefits of using them.
- Explain what measures you can take to directly improve your personal and organisational security, and how they align with the three pillars of information security.
Accreditation / Qualification(s) offered
Attendance certificates are issued on the final day of training.
What This Course Includes
This price includes course registration and course materials.
Delivery method:
Virtual ClassroomInstructor-led course
- 1 day
- Register your interest
- This is a virtual course with a live instructor. It includes interaction and group-work to embed learning. We encourage use of cameras, and have regular breaks to maintain freshness and engagement.
Small Classes
MKC Certificate
Does not Expire


All prices are per person and exclude VAT.
By the end of this course, you will have developed a well-informed and positive mindset towards cyber security by becoming security aware. You will also be able to discuss business and personal cyber security risks that are aligned to your organisation’s strategy.
There are no entry requirements for this course however, familiarity with recent hacks and data breaches in the national and international media may be beneficial, as these may be used as case studies or help form discussions on the course.
Knowledge of business practices within your organisation and any IT user security policies if possible but not essential.
This training can be tailored to an industry, or for a defined audience with various durations – typically in half-day or 1-day sessions. Example topics covered in this course can include:
- Definitions – Cybersecurity and Information Security
What are you trying to protect?
- Personal Data and Data Protection
Who are we protecting it from?
- Actors and Motivation – Attack Profiling
Why do they attack?
- Data Leakage (Wi-Fi and GPS)
- Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Social Engineering
- The Deep Web
- Proportionality of Attack
- Cyber Threat Methodology
- Common Attack Techniques
- APTs / Cyber Criminals
- State Threats
- Social Media
- Phone Tracking, Geotags and Location Data
- Cryptocurrency
- Supply Chain Threats
How can we protect ourselves?
- Maintaining Awareness
- Passwords and Passphrases
- Patching and Updating
- Privileged Account Management
- Managing your Digital Footprint
How can we be prepared?
- Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Incident Response
- Cyber Leadership
- Risk Management
Upcoming dates for Cyber Security Awareness Course
Click here to register your interest in Cyber Security Awareness.
All prices are per person and exclude VAT.
VAT will be calculated at checkout.