Discover cybersecurity essentials for businesses to protect sensitive data and safeguard against cyber threats. This course covers building a strong cybersecurity culture, best practices for account and device security, risk management, staff training, and creating an effective incident response plan.
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Syllabus
- Introduction to Cybersecurity for Business: Learn how cybersecurity can protect your business, how the field has evolved, and the three pillars of an effective cybersecurity team.
- Article: Introduction to Cybersecurity for Business
- Informational: Introducing Cybersecurity History & Standards
- Article: The Evolution of Cybersecurity
- Article: Building an Effective Cybersecurity Team
- Article: Security Standards, Regulations, & Frameworks
- Employee Account and Device Security: Learn about some best practices for employee accounts and devices — passwords, permissions, and more! Oh my!
- Article: Employee and User Account Policies
- Article: Personal Security Best Practices
- Article: Personal Security: Hardening Your Device
- Article: Windows Hardening
- Article: Linux Hardening
- Employee Security Awareness Training: What cybersecurity training does your staff need and how often? Learn how to build an effective security culture at your organization.
- Article: Employee Security Awareness Training
- Third-Party Risk Management: What risks are acceptable? Which aren't? Learn to mitigate common cybersecurity risks from using third-party products and services.
- Article: Third-Party Risk Management
- Preparing for Incidents and Looking Ahead: Prepare for cyber attacks with an incident response playbook, plus check out case studies and exciting future developments in Cybersecurity!
- Article: Creating an Incident Response Playbook
- Article: Case Studies: Notable Breaches
- Article: Trending Topics in Cybersecurity (2020s)