Cyber Security Fundamentals

What is the Cyber Security Fundamentals Qualification?

This 2-day Cyber Security Fundamentals course is a National Cyber Security Centre Certified training course (NCSC-Certified). If you do not know where to begin in your cyber security strategy, then this course will provide you with the knowledge on where to start it.

This course will provide an effective introduction to cyber security for anyone who is responsible or accountable for the protection of business assets, such as senior IT management or a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). You will cover the types of personal data that you are trying to protect, who you are trying to protect it from (Attack Profiling), the reason why they attack, how you can protect yourself (and your business) and how to be prepared.

Who is this Qualification for?

This Cyber Security Fundamentals course is great for professionals who may or may not have an information security background, but who have the opportunity to make decisions and determine investment in appropriate security measures.

An example of your role might include Senior management from public, commercial and corporate sector organisations. Small-Medium sized business owners. C-level professionals, particularly CISO, CIO, CSO or CRO. Head/Director of IT or Security. Risk or Compliance Managers, and Department or Team Leads, to name a few.

Cyber Security Fundamentals Benefits

• Learn how to explain to executives the importance of cyber security in an organisation.
• Understand why organisational behaviour must adopt proportionate but effective cyber security practices.
• Identify measures to secure your organisation’s digital footprint including risks associated with user information sharing via social media.
• Gain insight to the cyber threat landscape and real-world consequences of ignoring organisational cyber security risk.
• Translate how real-world hacking case studies or data breaches relate to an organisation’s current cyber security measures and the potential consequences.
• Demystify cyber security industry jargon and associated media hype – including understanding what malware is and what it’s capable of.
• Discover the methodologies an attacker might adopt to breach an organisation’s security to expand its access.
• Demonstrate an ability to promote the message of the necessary safe and responsible use of information technology and handling of corporate intellectual property.

Accreditation / Qualification(s) offered

Successful completion of this course will mean you will be awarded the NCSC-Certified Training at Awareness Level with IISP Core Skills A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, E3, F1, F2, G1, H1, H2.

What This Course Includes

This price includes course registration and NCSC-Certified Certificate.

Delivery Partner

This course will be delivered by our partners, Protection Group International, as part of our Cyber Alliance who will be the training provider of this course.