October is Cybersecurity Month. Leaders must lead the charge, but it's often a challenge to understand the risks and security principles designed to keep an organization safe. Sometimes, data is mishandled because personnel misunderstand practices, risks, and implications, but this month’s trending Skillsoft course can help.  

An Executive's Guide to Security: Protecting Your Information 

This 13-video course explores data protection for businesses, including devices, social media, and good governance through security principles, policies, and programs. You will examine several types of security threats, the different types of network attacks, the role physical security plays in the protection of corporate data, and the human element of security threats.

Next, learners examine the attack surface, including the total combined nodes, users, devices, and any entry points of software, a network, and a business environment. You will examine threats, vulnerabilities, and risks, and learn the importance of network hardening. This course uses real-world examples of several top security threats to businesses today, including malware, social engineering, unpatched software, BYOD (bring your own device), and IoT (Internet of things). You will also examine clickjacking and URL spoofing.

Finally, this course discusses the legal and financial ramifications of a major security breach, the importance of having a security policy, training personnel, password protection, and managing a company's security. 

This course is available to learners who have access to Skillsoft content through the Board Knowledge Portal or with a Skillsoft license. Access the course here.

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