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Locking Down Our Public Information

Cyber Security Awareness

Created byTerri Wagner
4.0
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BeginnerUpdated Jun 2, 2023
Locking Down Our Public Information

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstanding what information is available online
check_circleIncreased awareness of an attacker's perspective on Open Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT)
check_circleImproved ability to protect your personal information online
check_circleGreater ability to block metadata, geolocations and your public footprint.
check_circleReduce attackers' ability to gather information about you.

About This Course

OSINT (Open Source intelligence gathering) is a means by which attackers can leverage publicly available information to perform reconnaissance on an organization or individual. The concept of “Open Source” information refers to knowledge that is freely available on the internet whether it is supposed to be or not. This course will teach people how to limit their exposure and reduce what attackers can discover about them and their company. Upon course completion, learners will be exposed to tools and techniques to find their information online and reduce the likelihood that it will be abused. This course is focused on defensive security to help protect individuals and organizations.

Your Instructors

Terri Wagner
Terri Wagner
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Terri Wagner is former founder of Mentor Source, Inc., a Colorado-based business leadership and project management coaching, mentoring, consulting, and training company. She is an experienced instructional designer, coauthor, and technical editor who produced several business leadership, project management, and business analysis textbooks and educational programs. Terri has also taught domestically and internationally to state agencies, governmental entities, corporate clients, and at the graduate level in the university system.

Serge Borso
Serge Borso

IT Specialist

Serge holds a BS in IT, a MS in Computer Science, has numerous industry certifications and is an Instructor with SANS and a Board member of the Denver OWASP chapter. He is an expert in a variety of information security fields, having served in many roles in the IT and security industries over the past fifteen years. As an active member in the information security community Serge has trained over one thousand students at various public/private training events, presents regularly at speaking engagements and his quotes can be read in several industry publications. Serge holds a BS in IT, a MS in Computer Science, has numerous industry certifications and is also a Community Instructor with the SANS Institute.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

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What Students Are Saying

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Frequently Asked Questions

We are a registered provider with 327+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 29 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.