Course Overview
ICA have partnered with the International Cyber Threat Task Force (ICTTF) to bring you this short online training course to help you gain an understanding of the cyber risks related to ransomware.
Everyone is a potential target; victims have included oil pipelines, academia, financial institutions and even the entire health services. Ransomware is generally a symptom of poor cyber hygiene, so how do we deal with this challenge?
Course Content
This self-paced online course will show you how the underground economy of cybercriminals operates, the mechanics of ransomware, how to defend your business and how to respond to an attack. The content will cover:
- Cyber Threat Landscape
- Impact of Covid on Cyber Threats
- Underground Economy of Cybercriminals
- The Cyber Kill Chain
- The Illusion of Cybersecurity
- Ransomware Background
- Delivery Channels of Ransomware
- The Mechanics of Ransomware
- To Pay or Not to Pay Ransoms
- Psychological Tactics of Ransomware Criminals
- Ransomware Threat Evolving
- Ransomware Reality Today
- Defending Against Ransomware
- Leveraging NIST Cyber Security Framework
- Responding to a Ransomware Attack
- Be Prepared not Scared!
You will have 7-day online access to course contents and the course should take you no longer than 90 minutes to complete.
The course is delivered by ICTTF who provide all course materials and student communications.
Course Benefits
This is an introductory course that is suitable for professionals in the financial, insurance and public sectors as well as anyone interested in learning more about how to avoid these types of incidents.
Assessment
Online exam requiring an 80% pass mark. You will receive a Certificate of completion for each module.
Next Steps
Whilst the GTA facilitates the training for ICA/ICTTF qualifications, you need to enrol online directly with ICTTF. Scroll down when you reach this page and enter Guernsey when it asks ‘Where are you based?’ You can then follow the process to enrol.
€253.80 (plus VAT if applicable) (representing a 10% discount on the ICTTF standard fee).