What is cybersecurity, why it is important, how it affects you, and your devices; How you can assess your vulnerability to cyber-attacks; How to understand and own your role in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity now affects everyone, but not everyone fully understands what it is, and how it impacts them. Simply put, if you use the Internet and devices that are connected to it, you have a role to play to protect yourselves and devices while online. Due to the pervasive nature of cybersecurity, we can no longer ignore it and say that it is not our responsibility, otherwise, it can have devastating effects on our everyday lives. Therefore, let us embrace it by learning about its good and bad sides. This foundation course takes the soft non-technical approach and is a great way for you to understand and own your role in cybersecurity. You will then become excited and motivated as you start the journey to learn how to better protect yourselves, your families, your homes, your workplaces, and your devices while online. Cybersecurity is exciting – we just need to understand it, and that is what this course is all about!
Director/Cybersecurity Consultant at Technologically Speaking Inc.
Dr. Carlene Blackwood-Brown holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems with a concentration in Information Security/Cybersecurity, an MSc. in Management Information Systems, a BSc. in Management Studies, and a certificate in Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age. She is an Adjunct Professor of Information Systems-related courses at Sheridan & Seneca Colleges, as well as, a free-lance Instructor of Cybersecurity courses at the LIFE Institute at Ryerson University. Carlene is passionate about research and work in the human-centric areas of cybersecurity, and thus delivers her courses in a non-technical way so that business professionals can understand and relate. She is also an avid believer in teaching and life-long learning and is a key contributor on curriculum teams responsible for course redesign as well as textbook selections. Carlene is the Director and Cybersecurity Consultant at Technologically Speaking Inc. (TSI), a cybersecurity and technology consulting company that focuses on the technical needs of organizations and individuals. TSI creates and delivers customized cybersecurity-related consulting, training, and other technical solutions, as well as deliver the requisite knowledge and skills to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital assets.
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