IT & Security Training Skills

Introductions Who we are Who you are How comfortable are you with technology IT Skills self assessment Immediate needs Assumed knowledge and understanding

A look at the self assessment document It’s not a test It’s there to help you and us It helps the organisation assess areas of need and training priorities It’s only your opinion It’s private and personal It’s an opportunity to get further training

Safety and Security What do we mean by safety not taking unnecessary risks Safety is common sense What is security ensuring that the relevant hardware and software are in position Security means having the infrastructure in place Both of these are implemented through a set of policies and procedures which when used define the cyber security in the organisation

Basics Where are documents held? Where are your emails held? Who is the data protection officer? Do you use USB memory sticks? Where are they? Are they encrypted? How many passwords do you use? Do you use a different password for each login? Where do you keep your passwords? Do you use the same passwords at home and work? Do you take work home? How? When you answer the phone do you ever give out confidential information? How about on email? Does the organisation have certain information you are not supposed to tell people about? Do you mention work on your personal social media accounts?

Passwords Password Guidelines Try: https://howsecureismypassword.net/ How to set yourself a naming convention Does your organisation own your passwords? What is 2 factor authentication? Mobile phone PIN Other email a/c Passwords on other devices – work vs home