📘Cybersecurity & Data Protection

🎯General Objectives

ℹ️ By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

      ✅ Understand the fundamental concepts of cybersecurity.
      ✅ Identify major cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
      ✅ Apply best practices for protecting personal and professional data.
      ✅ Use security tools (antivirus, firewalls, VPN, encryption).
      ✅ Detect and respond to common cyberattacks (phishing, ransomware, malware).
      ✅ Implement cybersecurity strategies adapted to their environment.

⏳ Course Organization

  🔹 Duration: 20 to 25 hours (adaptable: 3 to 4 intensive days or multiple sessions).

     🔹 Methodology: interactive lectures, practical demonstrations, real case studies, group exercises.

    🔹 Target audience: students, professionals, IT managers, and anyone wishing to strengthen their cybersecurity skills.

📍 Detailed Program

Module 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity
     ✅ Definition and importance of cybersecurity.
     ✅ Types of current cyber threats.
     ✅ Economic, social, and legal impacts.

Module 2: Threats and Vulnerabilities
     ✅ Malware, ransomware, phishing, DDoS attacks.
     ✅ Human vulnerabilities (social engineering).
     ✅ Case studies of real-world attacks.

Module 3: Data Protection (Personal & Professional)
     ✅ Basics of GDPR and data protection laws.
     ✅ Secure password management and strong authentication.
     ✅ Data backup and encryption techniques.

Module 4: Network and System Security
     ✅ Role of firewalls and antivirus software.
     ✅ Introduction to VPNs and secure Wi-Fi connections.
     ✅ Patch management and security updates.

Module 5: Cybersecurity Tools & Best Practices
     ✅ Securing devices and applications.
     ✅ Identifying fraudulent emails and websites.
     ✅ Online security for social networks and collaborative tools.

Module 6: Incident Management
     ✅ How to react in case of an attack or data breach.
     ✅ Alert and rapid response procedures.
     ✅ Setting up a business continuity plan.

Module 7: Practical Workshop & Final Evaluation
     ✅ Simulated cyberattacks (phishing, basic vulnerabilities).
     ✅ Group project: designing a cybersecurity strategy.
     ✅ Final evaluation and personal improvement plan.

🎲 Teaching Methods

    🟨Interactive lectures and discussions.
    🟨 Real-world case studies.
    🟨 Practical demonstrations with tools and software.
    🟨 Attack simulation workshops.
    🟨 Personalized coaching.

⚡ Expected Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

      ⏺︎ Identify and prevent cyber threats.
      ⏺︎ Apply cybersecurity best practices in daily use.
      ⏺︎ Protect personal and professional data effectively.
      ⏺︎ React to an attack and minimize its impact.
      ⏺︎ Foster a culture of cybersecurity within their organization.