# Information Security

**Canonical URL:** https://www.skillcast.com/courses/global-information-security-training-course
**Canonical link:** `<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.skillcast.com/courses/global-information-security-training-course">`
**Provider:** Skillcast
**Jurisdiction:** Global
**Library:** Global Compliance
**Duration:** 35 minutes
**Format:** In-depth
**Experience level:** For All Staff
**Accreditation:** CPD UK
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Last updated:** 2025-01-01

## Description

The loss or theft of commercially sensitive information may damage revenues, reputation and consumer trust. It may also result in fines or criminal prosecution. Our Information Security Course helps employees to understand information classification, data security, network security, access control to your offices and how to prevent information loss or theft.

## Learning Objectives

- Appreciate why information security is critical to our business
- Recognise the consequences of data breaches
- Exercise caution when using the internet, emails and other electronic communications
- Comply with our policies and procedures on network access, portable media and devices, and physical security
- Know how and when to report actual or suspected information security red flags and data breaches
- Identify hacking, phishing, malware, and ransomware and feed into threat assessments

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