DIFME Training Modules EN

Module 5 - Cybersecutiry

• Cybersecurity is about the risks and threats of doing business online. It is critical for every micro-entrepreneur to understand the essence and importance of cybersecurity and know what to do in order to minimize cyber threats.  This module aims to provide you with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to protect both your personal and your clients’ information and keep them safe while staying connected by ensuring measures based on good practices to eliminate the risks and stay protected from cyber-attacks are in place. It should help you understand relevant risks, threats and the security issues when accessing internet applications and services and recognize vulnerabilities of your information technology systems.

  Syllabus

  Module 5 is divided in 4 units: 

  • Unit 1. Defining Cybersecurity
  • Unit 2. Principles of Cybersecurity
  • Unit 3. Types of Cyber Attack
  • Unit 4. Tools & Best Practices

  Furthermore, there are Multiple Choice Questions related to each Unit

  Duration of the module: approximately 180 minutes

• Expected learning outcomes:

  Knowledge

  Upon completion of this module you will learn about:

  1. Introduction to cybersecurity
  2. Software tools: antivirus and antispyware, anti-phising, anti-spam, anti-ransomware
  3. Firewalls, shields, blockers, web filters
  4. Strong authentication and access management
  5. Data Encryption, data loss prevention, certificates, secure authentication
  6. Cloud security, mobile security

  
  

  Competences and Skills

  Upon completion of this module you will be able to:

  1. Be aware of the risks and threads
  2. Spot vulnerabilities of your Information Technology systems
  3. Protect your Information Technology systems from unauthorized access
  4. Understand the value of cyber protection technologies
  5. Know what to do and what to do not in order not to be a victim of cyber crime
  6. Create cyber trust in your business
  7. Apply an integrated cybersecurity strategy to your IT ecosystem (network, endpoint, email, cloud, applications, identity)
• Unit 1 - Defining Cybersecurity
  

• Unit 1 - Defining Cybersecurity Page
• Quiz questions – Module 5, Unit 1
• Unit 2 - Principles of Cybersecurity
  

• Unit 2 - Principles of Cybersecurity Page
• Quiz questions – Module 5, Unit 2
• Unit 3 - Types of Cyber Attack
  

• Unit 3 - Types of Cyber Attack Page
• Quiz questions – Module 5, Unit 3
• Unit 4 - Tools & Best Practices
  

• Unit 4 - Tools & Best Practices Page
• Quiz questions – Module 5, Unit 4
• Module 5 - Cybersecurity Final Exercise Book
• Evaluation of Module 5 Feedback