Information security fundamentals (draft)

About this course

The core ideas of information security: confidentiality, integrity and availability, threats and controls, access management, protecting data and an introduction to ISO 27001. For IT and non-IT staff alike.

What you'll cover

1. 1.The CIA triad — Confidentiality, integrity, availability · 5 min
2. 2.Assets, threats and vulnerabilities — How risk arises · 5 min
3. 3.Controls and defence in depth — Layers of protection · 5 min
4. 4.Access control — The right people with the right access · 6 min
5. 5.Protecting data — Classification, encryption and backups · 5 min
6. 6.Standards and ISO 27001 — A recognised way to manage security · 5 min
7. 7.Scenarios — Three real situations. What would you do? · 4 min