Cybersecurity Awareness
This course fulfills the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) requirement for security awareness training for users of federal information systems.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Define information systems security;
• Identify federal regulations that mandate the protection of IT assets and information;
• Describe IT security and privacy policies, procedures, and practices;
• Define sensitive data;
• Describe your personal responsibility to protect information systems and privacy, and the consequences for violations;
• Recognize threats to information systems and privacy;
• Identify best practices to secure IT assets and data at the office or at home;
• Define privacy and personally identifiable information (PII);
• Define encryption and determine how and when to encrypt;
• Protect PII in different contexts and formats;
• List the traits that may indicate an insider threat; and
• Identify the correct procedure to report a suspected or confirmed security or privacy incident.