Cybersecurity Essentials
Issued by
Merrimack College
Earners of this badge have successfully completed the Merrimack College Online Cybersecurity asynchronous course. The course consists of 10 videos, assessments, and activities. Participants will develop fundamental skills around browsing safely, protecting information, creating strong passwords, and identifying social engineering attempts. Participants can draw upon the skills learned to keep private information safe and to implement habits that reflect cybersecurity best practices.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Days
- Cost Free
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Participants demonstrate their knowledge of their role in preventing cyber attacks by watching the “You Are The Shield” videos and successfully (80/100) completing the quizzes at the end of the video and the mini game: Your Are the Shield - On Call.
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Participants define and identify social engineering attempts and categorize each example as phishing or not phishing by watching the “Social Engineering, Phishing, and Email” videos and successfully (80/100) completing the quizzes at the end of the video and the mini game: Email & Phishing: Prevent These Mistakes, Social Engineering - Recognize an Attack.
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Participants classify various types of data (PII, sensitive, confidential) by watching the “Safeguarding Information” videos and successfully (80/100) completing the quizzes at the end of the video and the mini games: Browsing Safely - Secure Shopping and Data Security: Weak Links.
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Participants categorize strong and weak passwords and articulate ways to maintain privacy online by watching the “Passwords, Best Practices, and Conclusion” videos and successfully (80/100) completing the quizzes at the end of the video and the mini games: Passwords - Password Power and Hacked - Identify a Hack.
Standards
The organizations personnel and partners are provided cybersecurity awareness education and are trained to perform cybersecurity related duties and responsibilities consistent with established policies, procedures, and agreements.