Learn how to avoid the most common threats in the use of information technologies.

Learn how to detect phishing attacks, prevent data loss caused by ransomware attacks, avoid digital identity theft, and prevent financial fraud.

In this mainly hands-on course, the fundamental aspects of cybersecurity will be addressed. We will use an online platform that will provide you with short learning modules so you can learn these concepts easily and through practical examples.

Access the course on the UDC Virtual Campus.

The objectives of this course are as follows:

• To understand and put into practice the essential guidelines that everyone should consider when protecting information in their daily activities, both in academic and personal contexts.

• To learn to recognize different types of attacks, especially those received via email, and techniques for analyzing the various points of entry (links, attachments, etc.).

• To develop habits that minimize the impact of an attack if it is successful, by identifying potential security breaches and taking appropriate measures to prevent them.

• To become familiar with the organization’s information security policies, highlighting the importance of complying with them (passwords, incident reporting, etc.).

• To acquire best practices for the use of the internet, mobile devices, USB drives, and similar tools, as well as for the use of work tools in non-secure environments.

Access the course on the UDC Virtual Campus and register automatically using the code CursoCiber-2022.