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About the course
This fully online short course builds practical cyber-safety awareness for everyday life and the workplace. You’ll learn how cyber breaches occur and how to reduce risk through better password and account settings, online identity protection, and safer use of devices. It also covers common workplace security practices, securing sensitive information, communicating risk, and responding appropriately to incidents. This is a short-course in cyber security awareness within IT & Computer Science.
What you might learn
Develop an understanding of tools that boost cyber-safety and improve your ability to operate safely online at home and at work. Extend your awareness of data frameworks and responsibilities, and learn to recognise, respond to, and report cyber incidents and risks. This course focuses on practical cyber hygiene and incident awareness for everyday digital environments in IT & Computer Science.
Career outcome
This course supports safer digital practices for people working in any role that uses email, online services, or handles client and organisational information. It can help employees and small-business operators reduce cyber risk, follow workplace security procedures, and respond correctly to incidents by recognising threats and escalating/reporting issues. The skills are relevant across most industries as foundational cyber-security awareness in IT & Computer Science. Preparing graduates for technology-related roles and further study pathways matched to the programme level.
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