K2's Ripped From The Headlines: Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes

K2's Ripped From The Headlines: Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes

K2’s Ripped From The Headlines: Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes

Course - K2's Ripped From The Headlines: Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes

Major Topics

  • Common security weaknesses that occur with hardware and software at home and in the office
  • Malware, ransomware, data breach, and incident response tips
  • Internal control failures which result in the theft of assets or unauthorized manipulation of data

Learning Objectives

  1. List at least three major security incidents reported in the headlines in the last year, and explain at least one major internal control design or operation flaw that allowed the hack to occur
  2. Select the correct definitions for common security terms such as attack surface, vulnerability, exploit, social engineering, phishing, malware, heuristics, biometrics, and multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  3. List at least three best practices learned by reviewing the control failures cited in the case studies

Description

Generative AI and “ransomware for hire” have helped cybercriminals thrive in the post-pandemic period – but how do they do it? This all-new session is a series of case studies that examine actual criminal filings and news accounts and use them to highlight some of the actions you can take to limit your exposure to similar schemes. Attend this session and learn more about how high-profile control failures occurred so you can be more effective at preventing crimes such as theft, malware, ransomware, phishing, and hacking.

Compliance Information

Business professionals seeking to optimize their home network solution None Information Technology 2 Credits January 1, 2025

Overview

Generative AI and “ransomware for hire” have helped cybercriminals thrive in the post-pandemic period – but how do they do it? This all-new session is a series of case studies that examine actual criminal filings and news accounts and use them to highlight some of the actions you can take to limit your exposure to similar schemes. Attend this session and learn more about how high-profile control failures occurred so you can be more effective at preventing crimes such as theft, malware, ransomware, phishing, and hacking.

Course Details

  • Enhancing communication and collaboration: Shared Mailboxes, Groups, and Places
  • Optimizing task and project management: Planner, Lists, and To Do
  • Streamlining training and workflow automation: Stream, Viva Learning, Forms, Bookings, and Approvals

  1. Identify and describe the basic functionalities of at least three of the ten productivity apps discussed in this session
  2. Explain how Shared Mailboxes and Groups enhance team communication and help manage departmental emails more effectively
  3. Identify at least two of the three applications that can be used to manage tasks and/or projects available in business and enterprise versions of Microsoft 365

Intended Audience — Business professionals seeking enhance their ROI on Microsoft 365

Advanced Preparation — None

Field of Study — Computer Software and Applications

Credits — 2 Credits

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Published Date – January 1, 2025

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