Dates and location
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Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This course speaks in clear, non-technical terms about the absolute importance of cybersecurity, whether working at home or in the office. Having an IT person and a cybersecurity specialist on staff or on call is not enough. Inadequate cyberhygiene can lead to data breaches, ransomware, and other destructive occurrences at your office or your clients’ offices. This course teaches you what you need to know and will also deliver a collection of resources and techniques for staying safe.
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Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe a number of the most infamous cybercrime techniques including password spraying, DDoS attacks and ransomware, and how they get into businesses.
- Illustrate the importance of security practices such as password management, 2FA, passkeys and biometrics, and how to choose/implement them.
- Discuss sophisticated AI-based crimes including deepfakes, and how to avoid getting caught in them.
- Share case studies that illustrate the creativity and persistence of nation-state, organized and low-skilled cybercriminals.
- Develop a proactive mindset toward cybersecurity along with a comfort in deploying and practicing it.
- Demonstrate techniques, tools and protocols necessary for ongoing defense and awareness.
Who Will Benefit
Highly recommended for all employees of an organization.
How to Access the Course
This course is a live webinar. You must attend the live course to receive verifiable CPD hours. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. To get the full experience of this interactive course, use a computer that has video and microphone capabilities.
Electronic material can be accessed one week prior to the course and should be downloaded in advance.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Steve Prentice is a seasoned speaker and expert in the area of people, technology and work. He has delivered a number of classes to CPA members including time management, project management, and blockchain. He consults to organizations worldwide and is teaches regularly at Ontario Tech University. He does a lot of work in the cybersecurity field as a researcher and consultant but also as co-host of the Cybersecurity Headlines podcast, the Thales Security Sessions podcast, and a writer for a number of security-related organizations.