Information Security Awareness Training
All employees of University of Regina are encouraged to complete information security awareness training. Managers, directors, and deans are also encouaged to direct employees in a unit to complete this training. All users managing or adminstering sensative or restricted University data should complete this training.
The most comprehensive, well-thought-out and executed information security policy and can be defeated by a single end-user mistake. Organizations today have invested in computer security technologies, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems, yet the most significant security risk remains the human factor.
Information Security Awareness Training is designed to raise awareness about information security, good information security practices, and related policy in order to help prevent unintentional compromises of sensitive information and computing systems. Adopting behaviours that protect information benefits all members of the University community.
Training Outline
This course is available online via UR Courses. The course can be completed entirely online, is self paced, and takes approximately 1.5 hours. There is no cost.
There are various true/false and multiple choice quiz questions that must be completed to progress through the course.
Once you have completed the course you will be able to view and print your certificate of completion.
Topics Covered
Introduction
Risks and Threats
Administrative and Technical Controls
Acceptable System Use
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Privacy and Confidential Information
Identity Theft and Social Engineering
Incident Response
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Register in Online Information Security Awareness Training
To enrol in the information security awareness training course, please complete the below form with your information. Once the registration request has been submitted, you will be enrolled and receive an email once instruction on how to access and complete the course.