Join cyber security educator and author Bianca Wirth for a course about how to protect against Phishing attacks — an increasingly vital task for both management and technical teams.

Australians lost more than $80M to scams in 2017, and easily the most commonly reported scam method was Phishing. But these figures don’t include the cost to businesses, who typically don’t report phishing or scam results publicly. The opportunity for scammers, hackers and phishers to infiltrate the corporate environment and exfiltrate corporate data, as well as money, is immense.

This course is designed to introduce you to phishing from a people, process and technology perspective, and provide you with a high-level view of some phishing countermeasures you can implement in a business environment to help reduce the risks associated with malicious phishing activity.

We’ll use some freely available tools, as well as provide you with templates and weekly hands-on labs to help you take what you learn and put it into practice.

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Who presents the webinars?

These webinars are all presented by Bianca Wirth, an author and cyber security educator. Bianca has previously worked in executive roles in non-profit and commercially focused organisations and is currently responsible for increasing awareness of cyber security risk for a multi-national insurance company. 

In her previous roles as a technology engineer, consultant & company director, Bianca has worked with & consulted to over 100 of Australia’s best and brightest companies including those in banking, insurance, retail, media, government, technology & telecommunications. 

You can connect with Bianca on Twitter: @bcybersec

Why a Phishing Countermeasures short course?

As touched on earlier, phishing attacks account for 1 in 7 reported scams in Australia. An ability to defend individuals or organisations from these attacks is an important competency in our Master degrees in Cyber Security and Cyber Investigation, not to mention its usefulness to employers. This course will ground students in security theory, and also allow students to hone their skills by participating in virtual labs.

Will the course include any labs?

Yes — students will be set increasingly complex labs throughout the Short Course. However, we need to provide you with a caution: Some lab activities you undertake may expose your computer to potentially malicious activity. You are studying phishing and the results of phishing can be malicious. Without care, your machine and your data may be compromised.

Is there a final exam?

Yes — the short course exam will be a timed, open book exam that you will sit at your computer. 

Do I get a completion certificate if I complete the course?

Yes — provided you receive a pass mark (50% or over) for course assessment, which comprises the exam and any available participation marks.

Will the course qualify me for university credit?

Successful completion of three IT Masters Free Short Courses may make you eligible for university credit. For more information on university credit with IT Masters, please visit this webpage.  

Will I need to purchase any study materials to complete the course?

No — all essential materials will be supplied.

Will the webinars be recorded?

Yes — all webinars are recorded and you will be able to access them, and all other free course materials, by registering for the course.

Are prizes awarded for outstanding achievement and contribution?

Yes — Ten phishing themed t-shirts, designed by Bianca and some talented associates of hers, will be awarded to students who excel during the course.

Check out the available designs here.