Course: Cyber Security for Small and Medium Enterprises: Identifying Threats and Preventing Attacks

Deakin’s online courses are based on a few, but important, learning principles. To get the most out of this course, we encourage you to keep in mind the following. Our …

Using everyday online services and social media sites can lead to your private information being at risk. Most of us want to keep the convenience and benefits of doing business …

File shredding is the equivalent of shredding a paper document and it makes sure your old files are gone for good. Even if you delete a file, it can still …

Even though we know the importance of passwords, many of us don’t change them regularly and continue to use passwords like ‘password’ or ‘123456’. This article from the Entrepreneur covering …

If you work in or manage a business, you need to know about cyber security for a range of reasons. You are expected to know and respect the laws and …

Encryption is the process of converting a file into a format where it can only be decrypted or accessed by a person who has the correct key. Encryption doesn’t stop …

The best way to understand how a cyber attack occurs is to see one in action. In this video, Dr Nick Patterson demonstrates the back-end mechanics of how attacks like …

Once a weakness is found, it can be exploited. In this video, Dr Nick Patterson continues to demonstrate the back-end mechanics of an attack such as the Panama Papers hack. …

After a cyber attack, there will be traces of the activity in the system log files. These need to be removed to hide the attack. After accessing your system, a …

When cyber attacks occur, they can have a variety of costly (and potentially devastating) consequences. Fifty years ago, organisations did not conduct business on the internet. Now, millions of people …

According to technology security specialist Symantec, a new zero-day vulnerability was discovered every week in 2015. A zero-day vulnerability refers to a hole in new software or operating systems that …