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Cyber Security for Visitors

Cyber security course
An Introduction to Cyber Security
Data Retrieval
Preventative measures
Removable drive and the cloud
Cyber security course An Introduction to Cyber Security Data Retrieval Preventative measures Removable drive and the cloud

Course Overview

Format

  • Introductory Course
  • Up to 30 Minutes Study
  • Online Study
  • Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

  • 10 - 25 Minutes
  • CPD Certified

Course description

Cybercrime is on the rise and is an increasing risk to any organisation. Even as a visitor to business premises it is important that you are aware of your role in keeping both yourself and the organisation safe from cyberattack.Learn the skills you need to keep organisations safe against cyber security threats and know your responsibilities in maintaining a cybersafe culture.

Cybercrime is on the rise and is an increasing risk to any organisation.

Why take this course?

The content of this e-learning course includes:

This course is split into two sections – Visitor and Contractor so that you can study the information relevant to you.

Contractor:

  • The risk to cyber security
  • Safe data retrieval
  • Types of data access
  • Your role and responsibilities
  • Types of attack
  • Securing your own devices
  • Working remotely
  • Compromises to security
  • Malware prevention

Visitor:

  • Key tips
  • Types of data access
  • Safe use of Wifi
  • Use of removable devices
  • Securing your own devices

Training outcomes

This short cyber security leadership course will help you to:

  • Understand how you can personally help to keep cyber safe
  • Understand how to ensure that any organisation you visit keep sfunctioning and thriving

Accreditation

This course is accredited by CPD and the certificate, awarded upon successful completion, can be used the log your hours against.

Course duration

Approximately 10-25 minutes to complete depending on the route chosen. As an e-learning course you can complete this training in convenient stages. The system will record your progress throughout.

Target audience

This course is aimed at anyone working as a contractor or freelancer for an organisation.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Test and certificate

The end of course test consists of 15 multiple choice questions (contractor route only).

Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test three times at no extra cost. If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

Learners will be able to download a digital certificate on completion.

You will learn

  • Understand how you can personally help to keep cyber safe
  • Understand how to ensure that any organisation you visit keeps functioning and thriving

Who is it for?

Roles including:

  • Contractors
  • Freelancers 

How the online courses work

  • Find a course

    To begin searching for your online training you can click on the course category section on our website and browse through all of our training categories.

    Alternatively if you already know the title of the training you’re looking for you can use the search bar located in the centre of the homepage and go directly to the course you want.

  • Buy the course

    When buying one of our courses, you will need to enter a valid email address which will be used to create your account with our Learning Management System – Enable – where you will take the training. We will also send your purchase receipt to this email address, and any additional courses purchased in future using the same email address will be added to your system account.

    Once you have purchased a course, you will be able to send this course to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the new learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.

    If you are not 100% satisfied with your course then we offer a 30-day, no hassle money-back guarantee. To request a refund, you should email our learner support team with your receipt stating why you would like to be reimbursed. You, or your learners, must not have completed the training in order to make a valid refund claim. Any claim made after the training has been completed will be invalidated.

  • Take the course

    This online course consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk learners through the lesson material. Pages may include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help learners stay engaged and interested in the material. Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be paused and resumed at any stage.

    The course is self-paced so learners decide how fast or slow the training goes. There is no deadline for completion but some of our courses have a test at the end to check that learners have understood the material. If the course has a test at the end then learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark to successfully complete the course. Once learners have passed the test they are awarded a certificate, which can either be downloaded digitally or sent as a physical copy if this option was chosen when purchasing the course.

  • Your Certificate

    Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.

    If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.