Brain Bites: Staying Safe Online

Don’t let it happen to you! Learn how to reduce the risk of being hacked and increase your online security Meet the hackers trying to break into your company and learn to recognize how they try to take advantage of you and your colleagues to steal money, data, and more. Once you can identify what tools the hackers are using, you will be able to distinguish between potential attacks and items that are legitimate. You’ll also learn how to use the tools available to you to stay safe online. Brain Bites micro-learning courses are information-rich and convey important topics with an engaging mix of video and animation. With 5-minute video lessons and 30-minute-or-less courses, Brain Bites are the perfect tool to educate today’s busy workforce.

Learning objectives:

• Describe the risks of modern cyber attacks. Identify Phishing attacks and list ways they can be used in email or SMS messages. Verify if updates from Windows, Java, Flash, and Adobe Reader are legitimate. Discuss roles of two-factor authentication, https, firewalls, social media, hoaxes, and data backup in preventing or facilitating cyber attacks