Recognise suspicious messages before they lead to a security incident. This short course introduces phishing, common approaches used in workplace messages and safer responses. It helps employees understand how their actions can protect accounts and information.
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Phishing Awareness
Recognise suspicious messages before they lead to a security incident.
Course highlights
- Understanding phishing
- Recognising suspicious messages
- Responding safely
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Course overview, learning outcomes and assessment
Course overview
What you will learn
01
Understanding phishing
Learn what phishing involves and why attackers use deceptive messages to target people and information.
02
Recognising suspicious messages
Develop awareness of messages that may be suspicious and consider how phishing can appear in everyday digital interactions.
03
Responding safely
Explore safer responses to suspected phishing and how your actions can help protect accounts and information.
Who is this course for?
Anyone using digital technology at work, at home or while travelling who wants to recognise and respond safely to phishing.
Course outcome
After successfully completing the required learning and assessment, the learner will receive the course outcome shown below.
- Certificate
- Downloadable Highfield completion certificate after successfully completing the course.
- Assessment
- Learning activities throughout the course, with no formal knowledge test.
- Course recognition
- Accredited by Highfield Qualifications.
Training several people?
Arrange this course for your team.
Tell us how many learners you need to train and when you would like access to begin. We will provide a clear quotation and learner-detail spreadsheet.
- One quotation and invoice
- Each learner receives individual access
- Immediate or scheduled start date