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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Cyber Security for Small and Medium Enterprises: Identifying Threats and Preventing Attacks
Almost daily we hear about cyber attacks on large organisations, but we rarely hear much about similar attacks on small and medium enterprises. This doesn’t mean that they’re not happening. In this course, you explored some of the common cyber threats facing small and medium enterprises, what a cyber attack means, and what practical tools and strategies you can put in place to prevent them.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Nicholas Patterson
Senior Lecturer in Information Technology
Deakin University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the cyber security risks facing small and medium businesses
- Explore how cyber attacks impact small and medium businesses
- Develop viable solutions for preventing cyber attacks
Syllabus
- the Panama Papers, a real cyber attack
- cyber threats and the methods that hackers use
- consequences of cyber attacks for small and medium enterprises
- tools and preventative strategies that you can put in place to protect your organisation.
Issued on 13th March 2019
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