The changing cybersecurity landscape and the Work from Home (WFH) strategies due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the workforce worldwide. This unexpected pandemic opened the doors to vulnerable cyber-attacks in remote home office environments. Cybersecurity threats impacted WFH workers and some organizations, requiring them to use different cyber-enabled systems, devices and services.
This introductory course provides the participants with general knowledge of complex cyberattacks and prepares the work-from-home (WFH) users to identify and manage emerging threats. This course will address the unique vulnerabilities in the remote working environment and the systems software, hardware, and applications used to support remote workers. The course will also cover user awareness of cyber hygiene for remote home office workers and the workplace.