K2's Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

K2's Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

K2’s Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

Information Technology
4 CPE Credits
Course - K2's Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information
23s-sec-4
In-Person, Webinar
Live
Intermediate
200 Minutes
Topics Learning Objectives Description Compliance

Major Topics

  • Understanding today’s cybersecurity risks
  • Identifying major cybersecurity risks
  • Implementing specific steps to reduce risk

Learning Objectives

  1. Assess the relevant security risks in your organization
  2. Identify specific tools and techniques to protect sensitive data
  3. List five specific steps to improve PC security
  4. Differentiate between security procedures to improve organizational security

Description

Security is not optional, and yesterday’s security techniques do not minimize today’s threats. Therefore, now is the time for you to tune up what you know about protecting sensitive data. This program will teach you the latest tools and techniques for securing your data, including encryption, virus protection, safe communications, electronic signatures, secure authentication, and more. You will also learn how to implement a practical, five-step approach to securing your PC and the questions you should ask your staff to ensure server-based information remains protected.

Security failures, such as client or customer data breaches, are costly – they can even drive your company out of business. So, what security tools do you need, and how should you use them to secure your sensitive data and systems? Can you risk attempting to manage today’s threats using yesterday’s techniques? Participate in this program to learn how to identify viable and practical solutions to mitigating today’s security threats.

Compliance Information

Business professionals seeking to secure sensitive data None Information Technology 4 Credits November 2, 2022
Topics

Overview

Security is not optional, and yesterday’s security techniques do not minimize today’s threats. Therefore, now is the time for you to tune up what you know about protecting sensitive data. This program will teach you the latest tools and techniques for securing your data, including encryption, virus protection, safe communications, electronic signatures, secure authentication, and more. You will also learn how to implement a practical, five-step approach to securing your PC and the questions you should ask your staff to ensure server-based information remains protected.

Security failures, such as client or customer data breaches, are costly – they can even drive your company out of business. So, what security tools do you need, and how should you use them to secure your sensitive data and systems? Can you risk attempting to manage today’s threats using yesterday’s techniques? Participate in this program to learn how to identify viable and practical solutions to mitigating today’s security threats.

Course Details

  • Common security weaknesses that occur with hardware and software at home and in the office
  • Malware, ransomware, data breach, and incident response tips
  • Internal control failures which result in the theft of assets or unauthorized manipulation of data

  1. List at least three major security incidents reported in the headlines in the last year, and explain at least one major internal control design or operation flaw that allowed the hack to occur
  2. Select the correct definitions for common security terms such as attack surface, vulnerability, exploit, social engineering, phishing, malware, heuristics, biometrics, and multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  3. List at least three best practices learned by reviewing the control failures cited in the case studies

Intended Audience — Business professionals seeking to optimize their home network solution

Advanced Preparation — None

Field of Study — Information Technology

Credits — 2 Credits

IRS Program Number –

Published Date – January 1, 2025

Revision Date –

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