Cybersecurity · Intermediate level

Intermediate level · Module 5 of 6 · 13 guided hours

Security Policies and Awareness

Write short, practical policies and help staff follow them.

Learning objectives

  • Write practical security policies
  • Plan and deliver a staff awareness session
  • Measure whether policies and awareness work

Topics

  • acceptable use policy
  • password and MFA policy
  • backup policy
  • clear desk and devices
  • awareness sessions
  • measuring behaviour

Lessons

  1. Lesson 1 Writing Practical Policies

    Write short policies that tell people clearly what to do.

    policy purpose and scopeclear rulesresponsibilitiesreview dates

  2. Lesson 2 Running an Awareness Session

    Help staff build secure habits.

    adult learningrealistic examplespracticepositive messages

  3. Lesson 3 Measuring Security Behaviour

    Check whether policies and training change what people do.

    MFA coveragereporting ratespatch statusimprovement cycle

Practical activity

Write an acceptable use policy and a password and MFA policy for a small organisation and deliver a 15-minute awareness session.

Expected outcomes

  • Policies people can follow
  • Engaged, informed staff

Assessment

Policies and awareness session assessed for clarity and practicality.

Taught live by an instructor — online or in person. Free course lessons are for self-study and do not lead to a certificate — see registration options.