Cybersecurity Basics Training
Sponsored by Borderless CS
Date: Friday, 2nd May – 9 AM to 4 PM
⏳ Duration: 6 hours (3 hours theory, 3 hours practical)
📍 Location: Federation University Campus - Ballarat
🎓 Target Audience: Beginners, students, professionals new to cybersecurity
Session Breakdown
🔹 Theory Session (3 hours)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📌 Topics Covered:
- Introduction to Cybersecurity (9AM to 10 AM)
- Importance of cybersecurity
- Cyber threats and attack vectors
- Cybersecurity principles: CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
- Common Cyber Threats & Attacks (9 AM to 10 AM)
- Phishing, malware, ransomware
- Social engineering tactics
- Network and system vulnerabilities
- Cybersecurity Best Practices (10 AM to 11 AM)
- Strong password policies & MFA
- Secure browsing & email hygiene
- Safe use of public Wi-Fi and VPNs
📌 Short Break (11:00 AM – 11:15 AM)
- Introduction to Cybersecurity Frameworks & Tools (11:15 AM to 12 PM)
- NIST, ISO 27001, Essential 8
- Overview of SIEM, IDS/IPS, and Firewalls
📌 Lunch Break (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
🔹 Practical Session (3 hours)
⏰ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📌 Hands-On Activities:
- Phishing Email Analysis
- Identifying phishing attempts
- Analyzing email headers
- Basic Network Security
- Using Wireshark for packet analysis
- Setting up a basic firewall
- Password Cracking & Defense
- Hashing and password cracking demo
- Implementing strong password policies
- Safe Web Browsing & OSINT Basics
- Identifying malicious websites
- Basic OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) investigation
🎯 Learning Outcomes
- Understand fundamental cybersecurity concepts and threats
- Learn to identify and mitigate cyber risks
- Gain hands-on experience with cybersecurity tools
