0275 - Introduction to PC Security

Description

Learn why you're at risk and what you can do to protect your precious personal and business data from the outside world. This online course, will quickly bring you up to speed on the fundamentals of PC and network security.
You will understand and explore the vulnerability of operating systems, software, and networks. Then, you will get into the minds of hackers and crackers, developing an understanding of the exploits they use to access your computer without your knowledge. You will find out why, where and how viruses, worms, and blended threats are created. You will learn a safe way to handle files and data across the Internet through a virtual private network. By the end of this course you will be able to install and configure a firewall to build an impenetrable moat around your computer or network.

This course is fully online, you require internet access and an email account. The course duration is 6 weeks, followed by a 2-week period
to complete the final exam (online, open book). Lessons are released on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week, for a total of 12.
You are not required to be online at any specific time. In addition to the specific lesson content, there is a discussion board with
each lesson and often there is an optional assignment to apply the learning. Following each lesson, there is a short multiple choice quiz.
Your score on these quizzes does not count towards the final mark but completing these helps solidify your learning as well as prepare you for
the final exam. The final exam is an open-book, multiple choice exam and you need to achieve a minimum of 65% on the final exam to pass the
course. There is only one opportunity to pass the exam. A certificate of completion from WatSPEED is available within four weeks of successful
completion of each course and can be accessed in your student portal. Many of the Ed2Go courses are eligible towards the various online certificates
offered by WatSPEED.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Computer Hardware and Networking : Mandatory