Welcome to Cyber Security

Cyber Security is the second of two courses about online crime, security and protection. The first is Cyber Crime, which will help you to identify it.

This course will look at how you can protect yourself from online threat and will examine password security, safe clicking and firewalls. We’ll look at what action to take if you are a victim of cyber crime and the support that is available for those affected.

You may also be interested in our Information Security and Information Governance courses.

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Is this course for me?
This course is suitable for professionals of any level who want to know more about cyber security.

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How will I benefit from this course?
On completion of this course you will:
  • Be introduced to cyber security
  • Know how to protect yourself from online threats.
  • Know what to do if you are affected by cyber crime.


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How long will it take?
 This course should take you around 25 minutes to complete.

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How much does it cost?
 This course is free!

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Will I get a certificate at the end?
 Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have have completed all of the modules within the course.

The word START and a question mark in a circleHow do I start?
 Scroll to the top of the page and click on the       Join course       button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.