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Identifying safe vs unsafe links
Synopsis
Cyber Security was identified as one of the largest risks in Local Government, and this program is suited to all council officers at all levels. One of the key attack vectors used by cyber criminals is links.
Why? Because they can be used to hack our devices, and they can get them to us by creating new websites that have not yet be flagged as malicious.
And yet so many people don’t know the basics of links, let alone the more complex challenges they pose to our safety.
This course provides a detailed analysis of links (delivered in a simple way), and delivers a wealth of knowledge, examples, and practical exercises to help people determine whether a link is likely safe to click on, or not.
Course Topics
- What links can look like
- What risks they pose
- How to ‘read’ a link the correct way
- How to deal with short links
- Research tools that we can use
- Examples of basic and advanced link scams
- An interactive run-through of key learnings
Course Details
Delivery: Virtual
Structure: Interactive Workshop
Time: 45 minutes
Class Size: TBA
Cost: On request
The Trainer - Mike Ouwerkerk
Mike identified early on how crucial the people-side of cyber security was, with most IT security issues caused by a lack of staff knowledge and education.
Mike’s training is renowned for being highly engaging and fun (with the frequent dad-joke thrown in), ensuring that a key outcome is producing cyber aware staff who are suspicious, knowledgeable, and confident, and effectively empowered in the fight against cyber-crime!