Security Awareness for Management - ESP-A-003
- Track: Management.
- Level: Awareness level - Provides a basic understanding of IT security responsibilities relative to a particular role
- Overview
This programme is designed to promote security awareness from the top down by creating an in-depth culture of information security among staff and increasing awareness on the importance of securing information, particularly at senior levels. Through the use of real life examples topics such as legal issues, director responsibility and forensics will be explored.
- Outline
- Increase awareness on the importance of securing information
- Understand the different types of threats, risks and vulnerabilities that exist and learn effective ways to mitigate the risks
- Learn more about the different types of effective security management practices and tools that can be used to increase information security
- To create an in-depth culture of information security among staff
- Course duration
This programme is designed to be delivered as a half day session lasting approximately 3.5 hours. This is done with busy management and executives in mind.
It is possible to hold the programme over a full day duration and cover each topic in greater depth.
- Course cost
On application. This includes courseware, refreshments and lunch on the day.
- Course dates
- There are currently no dates scheduled for this course.
.- Course location
On-Site / Espion Training Center
- Content
Unit One: Security Terms/Concepts & Overview
- What are 'they' talking about?
- Security Issues
Unit Two: Some real-life examples - External Attacks & Internal Attacks
- Real life examples will be discussed, with particular emphasis on Irish organisations. We will also draw on our experience from the Irish Honeynet Project and discuss some of the lessons learnt.
Unit Three: Implications of Internet Access
- Why we need it in the workplace and why we don't need it.
Unit Four: Legal Issues
- The general implications of poor security from a legal and legislative viewpoint will be discussed.
- What are your responsibilities under Irish and European Law?
- Director responsibility?
- Data Protections Issues?
- Copyright Issues?
- Health & Safety Issues?
- Criminal Damages?
Unit Five: Incident Response
- How do you recognise a security related incident?
- What do you do when you suspect an incident has occured?