Compliance & Regulation · Professional · MBE™
FOCS
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
Compliance & Regulation
Professional level
30 Hours
20 Modules
Self-paced
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FOCS
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- Learn at your own pace, anytime and anywhere
- Structured, practical content built around real-world application
- Digital resources, tools, and templates to support your learning
- Verifiable certification recognizing demonstrated proficiency
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About the FOCS Certification
Understand who is attacking organizations, what they want, and why people rather than technology are the most targeted entry point. You will learn to build strong authentication habits, spot phishing and deepfake lures, avoid malware, protect data with encryption and backups, secure networks and devices, use AI tools safely, and report an incident in the first critical minutes.
What You Will Learn
- Explain why cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility.
- Map the modern threat landscape to your role.
- Apply the CIA triad and least-privilege principles.
- Assess cyber risk and the human attack surface.
- Use strong passwords, MFA, and passkeys.
- Spot phishing, smishing, vishing, and deepfake lures.
- Recognize and prevent malware and ransomware infection.
- Practice safe browsing, email, and download habits.
What you take away
Skills You'll Build
Threat Recognition
Password & MFA Hygiene
Phishing Detection
Social Engineering Defense
Core Topics
Who Is This Course For?
Office and administrative staff
Recognize phishing and everyday threats before they cause harm
Managers and team leaders
Build secure habits across the teams you lead
HR and finance teams
Protect sensitive financial and employee data from cyber attacks
IT support and helpdesk personnel
Strengthen frontline support against common security incidents
Remote and hybrid workers
Work securely from anywhere on any device
Compliance officers
Connect cybersecurity practice to your compliance obligations
What's Included?
Self-paced modules you can revisit anytime- Digital study resources and templates
- Knowledge checks and practice assessments
- The fee includes course, examination and certification fees
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Certification terms and policies apply
Course Outline
- What Cybersecurity Means Today
- Why It Is Everyone's Job, Not Just IT's
- The Real-World Cost of Getting It Wrong
- How This Course Will Change the Way You Work
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