C)SA 1/2: Certified Security Awareness 1/2

Mile2® Certified Security Awareness 1+2 offers a step-by-step approach to cybersecurity awareness: C)SA1 is for anyone who uses a computer and the internet, covering today’s threat landscape, practical countermeasures, and how to spot social engineering. C)SA2 is aimed at managers, diving deeper into incident response, legal requirements after a breach, and preventing future incidents. Together, they give your organization broad awareness and clear leadership actions that reduce risk.

Mile2® Certified Security Awareness 1

The C)SA 1, certification course is intended for anyone that uses a computer on the internet. Attendees will learn the security threats inherent to today's workplace as well as the countermeasures associated with this. Employees will learn that the weakest link in any security program is a poorly trained department. 

The Certified Security Awareness 1, C)SA 1, course teaches general security awareness as well as how to develop a strong security culture within your company's community. The Social Engineering portion of the class is designed to teach the participants the skills used by Social Engineers to facilitate the extraction of information from an organization using technical and non-technical methods.  

The Mile2® Certified Security Awareness 2

The C)SA2, course is to help the student take organizational cyber awareness to the next level. Attendees will understand the security threats that are associated with a company culture. Specifically designed for managers, the Certified Security Awareness 2, C)SA2, delves into how to respond to a breach, the legal requirements for response, and how to prevent future breaches. 

The Certified Security Awareness 2 course provides lower and executive management a window as to the techniques of malicious hackers as well as the counter response controls management can implement to detour a major compromise.

Key takeaways

Upon completion you will be able to understand basic cybersecurity principles to keep companies' IP and IT infrastructure safe. 

Prerequisites

None

Target audience

• Everyone • End Users • Employees • Managers

 

 

Module 1 - Creating a Cybersecurity Culture 
Module 2 - Social Engineering Attacks: Executive Management and Assets
Module 3 - Incident Preparedness and Management Planning
Module 4 - Law and Global Compliance Standards

Course Outline

Course Introduction

Module 1 - Basic Security Awareness

What is it and why it’s needed?
End User Risk Trends

  • Who, What and How are people the target
  • What are the losses associated to end user hacks?
    • The policies are as good as the employee who embraces them 

Module 2 - Social Engineering

Phishing

  • mail, via phone, social websites are common

Spear Phishing

  • Example: Fake email sample

Social media

Personification 

Module 3 - Data Classification and corporate use (Safe Guarding)

Corporate

  • Sensitive, internal or public classification
  • Objectives of securing data (IP, Compliance/legislature) 

Personal vs. Business Use

  • Segregating personal use with business use

Data management

  • Business standard for deleting data
  • Personal standard of data dumping (old phones/hard drives and usb)
  • Did you know that I can unearth deleted docs from a USB drive from a standard Forensics app off of the internet?

How to delete and get rid of your old data 

Module 4 - End User Best Practices  

Internet utilization

  • Hot spots, public places & roaming risks

Safe Web Site surfing

  • Discerning safe secure sites (never go to a site link indirectly)
  • Locks and HTTPS

Computer Usage

  • Using computer in non-admin mode
  • Ransomware

Password management

Removable Devices

Mobile, Smart Phones and Tablets (risks associated with mobile devices)

  • Device always locked
  • Device should always be trackable 

Objective:
Upon completion, the Certified Security Awareness 1 + 2 candidate will be able to competently take the C)SA 1 + 2 exams. 

Exam information:

The exam is taken online through Mile2’s Learning Management System and is accessible on your Mile2.com account.  

A minimum grade of 80% is required for certification.

Your exam is included in the course fee!

Re-certification requirements:

All Mile2 certifications will be awarded a 3-year expiration date.

There are two requirements to maintain Mile2 certification:

  • Pass the most current version of the exam for your respective existing certification
  • Earn and submit 20 CEUs per year in your Mile2 account  

1. Hvem passer dette kurset for?

For alle ansatte som bruker PC og nett (C)SA1) og for mellomledere/ledere med ansvar for sikkerhet, beredskap eller compliance (C)SA2). Relevante roller: HR/ledelse, IT-drift/brukerstøtte, økonomi, kundeservice, prosjektledere, sikkerhetsansvarlige.

2. Hvilke forkunnskaper bør jeg ha?

Ingen formelle krav. C)SA1 krever ingen teknisk bakgrunn. C)SA2 passer best for deg som deltar i beredskap/risikostyring eller har lederansvar.

3. Hva lærer jeg i kurset?

  • C)SA1: Grunnleggende sikkerhetsbevissthet, dagens trusler, god sikkerhetshygiene (passord/MFA, patching, datadeling), phishing og sosial manipulering, samt hvordan bygge trygg delingskultur.

  • C)SA2: Ledelsens ansvar ved sikkerhetsbrudd, hendelseshåndtering, juridiske/rapporteringskrav, policy og forebyggende tiltak, samt hvordan forankre sikkerhetskultur i organisasjonen.

4. Hvordan foregår kurset?

Leveres som klasseromskurs, live virtuelt eller bedriftsinternt/skreddersøm. Undervisning kombinerer forelesning, scenariobaserte eksempler og korte øvelser.

5. Er dette kurset praktisk?

Ja. Deltakerne jobber med realistiske case innen phishing/social engineering, policy, beredskap og respons – tilpasset egen arbeidshverdag.

6. Hvor mye koster kurset?

Kursavgiften er 6 500 NOK, og eksamen er inkludert i prisen.

7. Hva slags materiell får jeg?

Du får tilgang til Mile2 sitt digitale læringssystem, offisielt kursmateriell, videoer og øvelser.

8. Gir kurset sertifisering?

Ja – kurset inkluderer sertifiseringseksamner Certified Security Awareness 1+2.

  • Du må ha minst 80 % riktig for å bestå.

Eksamen tas online via Mile2 sin læringsplattform.

9. Hvor lenge varer sertifiseringen?

Sertifiseringen er gyldig i 3 år. For å beholde den må du:

  1. Bestå den nyeste versjonen av eksamen
  2. Opparbeide og registrere 20 CEUs per år i Mile2-kontoen din

10. Kan jeg delta digitalt?

Ja – kurset tilbys både som fysisk kurs i klasserom og som live, virtuelt kurs.

11. Kan jeg få kurset spesialtilpasset?

Ja – kurset kan tilbys bedriftsinternt og tilpasses organisasjonens behov.

12. Kan jeg bestille kurset for min organisasjon?

Ja – vi tilbyr bedriftsinterne kurs både fysisk og virtuelt.