Corso Cybersecurity

The programme is structured into four modules, with the following contents:

Module 1 - Cyber Security Introduction

• Introduction to the concept of Cyber Security
• Types and distribution of attackers
• The evolution of the threat
• Main types of cyber attacks
• Main types of virus or malware Understanding whether a received file can be considered malicious

Modulo 2 – Vettori di attacco a mezzo e-mail

• Spam
• Phishing e Spear Phishing
• Social Engineering
• Understanding whether or not our e-mail address has been compromised
• Establishing the authenticity of an e-mail
• Exercise: Detecting a social engineering attempt

Module 3 - Password Management and Secure Web browsing

• Guidelines for Generating Effective Passwords
• The importance of frequently updating the password and differentiating it for each service
• Use of a Password Manager
• Check whether our password has been compromised
• Password caching
• Advertisement e contenuti sponsorizzati
• Siti malevoli e typosquatting
• Malicious site notifications
• The http and https protocols
• Understanding whether a malicious site is sending notifications within our browser

Module 4 - Ransomware

• How a ransomware works
• Bitcoin and ransomware
• Come proteggersi dai ransomware?
• Come rilevare un ransomware?