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# Content Marketing - Security Made Simple Collection

> Security Made Simple Audience: General End User (All) Difficulty Level: Foundational Time: 26 modules, ≈1-2 minutes each Availability: Available on Training as Independent Modules. Do not need to be assigned or watched

### **Security Made Simple**

**![SecurityMadeSimple\_Overview\_8-5x11](https://www.livingsecurity.com/hubfs/SecurityMadeSimple_Overview_8-5x11.jpg)**

**Audience:** General End User (All)\
**Difficulty Level:** Foundational\
\*\*Time:\*\*26 modules, ≈1-2 minutes each\
**Availability:** Available on Training as Independent Modules. Do not need to be assigned or watched together, designed to stand independently.

**Modules:**

* Alternative Forms of Phishing (1:15 Video)
* Cybersecurity for the Family (1:07 Video)
* Data Classification (1:29 Video)
* Email Compromise (1:13 Video)
* Insider Threat Behavior (1:08 Video)
* Least Privilege (0:57 Video)
* Malware (1:27 Video)
* MFA Fatigue (1:05 Video)
* Multifactor Authentication (MFA) (1:01 Video)
* Oversharing on Social Media (1:01 Video)
* Password Best Practices (1:15 Video)
* Password Managers (0:59 Video)
* Phishing (1:01 Video)
* Ransomware (1:16 Video)
* Removable Media (0:53 Video)
* Reusing Passwords (1:08 Video)
* Security Culture for People Managers (1:13 Video)
* Social Engineering (1:12 Video)
* Targeted Phishing (0:56 Video)
* Travel Security (1:04 Video)
* Unapproved Software (1:05 Video)
* Updates (1:03 Video)
* Virtual Private Networks (0:59 Video)
* Why Security Matters (1:16 Video)
* WiFi Security (1:17 Video)
* Working from Home (1:10 Video)

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**Trailer**

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**Marketing Materials:**[Security Made Simple Marketing Kit](/resources/content-marketing/marketing-kits/training-platform-security-made-simple-marketing-kit)

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**Major Themes:** These quick, digestible awareness modules will introduce your end users to the basics of key cybersecurity concepts.

**Major Learning Concepts:**

* **Alternative Forms of Phishing**
  * Types of phishing besides email phishing (smishing, vishing, angler phishing, search engine phishing, pop-up phishing)
  * Staying safe from alternative forms of phishing
  * Reporting suspicious messages to the security team

* **Cybersecurity for the Family**
  * Importance of teaching children cybersecurity best practices
  * Parental control apps and monitoring childrens’ online activity
  * Basic best practices children should know

* **Data Classification**
  * Sorting data into public and private categories
  * Importance of classifying data
  * Double-checking sharing settings of private data stored in the cloud

* **Email Compromise**
  * Use of a compromised business or vendor email to launch phishing attacks
  * Red flags to look out for
  * Reporting suspicious messages

* **Insider Threat Behavior**
  * Definition of accidental and malicious insider threats
  * Many insider threats occur because working too fast or taking shortcuts cause people to neglect security policies
  * Early warning signs of insider threats that can be report to prevent data breaches

* **Least Privilege**
  * Definition of principle of least privilege
  * Limiting and revoking access
  * Benefits to following the principle of least privilege

* **Malware**
  * How devices become infected with malware
  * What cybercriminals use malware for
  * How updating software and devices helps prevent malware infections

* **MFA Fatigue**
  * Definition of MFA fatigue attacks
  * Social engineering used in conjunction with MFA fatigue attacks
  * Reporting suspicious login attempts to the security team

* **Multifactor Authentication (MFA)**
  * Definition of multi-factor authentication
  * Examples of secondary authentication
  * Buying and selling of compromised passwords on the dark web

* **Oversharing on Social Media**
  * Use of information found on social media for synthetic identity theft
  * Examples of information that are risky to post on social media
  * Use of personal information to phish friends and family of the user

* **Password Best Practices**
  * Using long passwords with numbers and letters to thwart password cracking software
  * Online tools that can demonstrate difference of effectiveness between short and long passwords
  * Importance of having a unique password for every account

* **Password Managers**
  * Importance of using unique passwords on each account
  * Benefits of using a password manager
  * Risks of writing down passwords

* **Phishing**
  * Definition of phishing
  * Red flags to look for in messages
  * Reporting suspicious messages to the security team

* **Ransomware**
  * Growing prevalence of ransomware
  * How ransomware infections occur
  * Backing up data so it can be restored during a ransomware attack

* **Removable Media**
  * Removable media shipped from the seller preloaded with malware
  * Risks of removable media found in random places like a parking lot
  * Importance of following policies surrounding removable media

* **Reusing Passwords**
  * Buying and selling of compromised passwords on the dark web
  * Importance of using a unique password for every account
  * Using password managers to store passwords

* **Security Culture for People Managers**
  * Working as a team to protect data
  * Examples of integrating data privacy into small, everyday actions
  * Leading by example

* **Social Engineering**
  * What social engineering is used for
  * Staying safe from social engineering
  * What to do if a social engineer tricks you

* **Targeted Phishing**
  * Definitions of spearphishing and whaling
  * Tactics used in targeted phishing attacks
  * Avoiding unexpected links and attachments

* **Travel Security**
  * Connecting to a personal hotspot instead of public wifi
  * Avoiding public USB ports
  * Keeping devices in sight at all times

* **Unapproved Software**
  * Definition of shadow IT
  * Risks of downloading software that hasn’t been preapproved by IT
  * Spreading of malware from an infected device to others on the network

* **Updates**
  * How updating devices and software reduces vulnerabilities
  * Why updates need to be installed timely
  * Risks of leaving device and software updates uninstalled

* **Virtual Private Networks**
  * Use of public wifi to spy on user’s online activity
  * How VPNs work
  * Benefits of using a VPN

* **Why Security Matters**
  * Risk involved handling sensitive data and using internet-connected devices
  * Consequences of security incidents in personal life and at work
  * Message of appreciation for helping keep the user’s organization safe

* **WiFi Security**
  * Risks of connecting to public wifi
  * Alternative options for connecting to the internet on-the-go
  * Importance of keeping a strong password on home wifi

* **Working From Home**
  * Securing home wifi with a strong, unique password
  * Why work shouldn’t be done on personal devices
  * Following organizational removable media policies

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