How To Keep Your Computer Safe From The Bad Guys
This course is based off the same presentation I give to the FBI, DEA, colleges and high schools students.
Description
Scott Ford, former FBI Cyber and DEA trainer, teaches you the basics of how to keep your computer and personal information secret. We delve into the basics of computer security that every computer user should know.
In this course we examine physical security, network security, Internet security, as well as social engineering. At the completion of this course you will know how to keep your computer safe.
This course is designed around a series of video lectures as well as links and recommendations to resources Scott has used to teach FBI Cyber, FBI CART, DEA, Intelligence Community agents as well as college and high school students.
What You Will Learn!
- Define common terms in the world of computer security.
- Keep your computer safe at home, on the road, in the hotel, library and coffee shop.
- Protect precious data, pictures and memories stored on the computer.
- Protect yourself from malware like viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware.
- Defend yourself from typical social engineering attacks like phishing, spam and shoulder surfing.
Who Should Attend!
- This computer security class is perfect for the neophyte, the new user or the person who just doesn't want to be a geek,
- If you have formal computer training or have computer certifications this is not a class for you.