Cyber Security Skills for Work
Digital Skills Education offers a range of introductory courses covering cyber security, data protection and staying safe online. These are short 2 hour courses delivered in person or remotely and require no prior knowledge. A date can be arrange to suit your workplace.
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Personal Cyber Security
It seems like every day there is a story in the news about a company being attacked by a hacker, or someone’s personal details being stolen. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the most common cyber security attacks, but more importantly how to take steps to protect yourself. You’ll see live demonstrations of attacks and learn how to spot them. These tips will help you feel more confident about using a computer safely. No technical knowledge is required.
Staying Safe in Virtual Meetings
This workshop covers how to keep your online meetings safe and secure. In recent months, we’ve had to adapt and are increasingly dependent upon technology to keep in touch with friends and colleagues who are working from home. Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, we will share tips on how to keep your video conferencing cyber safe, and include sensible steps you can take when using conferencing technology facilities, (Zoom, Skype, Hangouts and Teams), to protect your privacy.
Staying Safe when Working From Home
With more workers having to “work from home”, what steps should they take to keep themselves cyber safe. This workshop will help manage the cyber security challenges of increased home working. Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, we will show you how to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on laptops, mobiles and tablets, and tips to help you spot typical signs of phishing scams.
Personal Data Protection
Nowadays our computers, phones, and tablets are filled with personal data – but how can we keep that sensitive information out of the wrong hands? In this workshop, you’ll learn about the most common cyber security attacks, but more importantly how to take steps to protect yourself. You’ll see live demonstrations of attacks and learn how to spot them. These tips will help you feel more confident about using a computer safely, but most importantly the steps you can take to protect the data you hold. No technical knowledge is required.
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Protecting Data In The Workplace
We’re expected to keep data safe and secure while at work – but how can we keep that sensitive information out of the wrong hands? In this workshop, you’ll learn about the most common cyber security attacks, but more importantly how to take steps to protect yourself. You’ll see live demonstrations of attacks and learn how to spot them. These tips will help you feel more confident about doing your job safely, but most importantly the steps you can take to protect the data you hold. No technical knowledge is required.
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Staying Safe Doing Business Online
This workshop will look at how you can stay safe online when browsing, buying, and selling as part of your business. You’ll learn how to identify common security issues and threats. You’ll learn about social engineering attacks, and the key steps to take to protect yourself when doing business online.
Using Social Media Safely
How can workers protect themselves and their families when using social media? Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, we will highlight some of the current social engineering cyber-attacks related to COVID-19 and show you the steps to take to protect yourself.
How can workers protect themselves and their families when using social media? Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, we will highlight some of the current social engineering cyber-attacks related to COVID-19 and show you the steps to take to protect yourself.
Practical Cyber Resilience Skills
These workshops provide an interactive demonstration of important cyber security apps that you can use at home. No technical knowledge is required, as we will walk you through the steps to set up and use these tools on your devices.
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