Master social engineering defense, email security, and data protection—no technical background required

What you'll learn
- Threats Hiding in Plain Sight
- Why "Normal" Feels Safe But Isn't
- How Attackers Research You
- Cybersecurity Awareness for Business Professionals
- The Art of the Believable Request
- Trust as a Weapon
- The Email Trap
- Where Security Breaks Down
- The Collaboration Trap
- File Sharing Awareness
- Travel, Remote Work, and the Coffee Shop Problem
- Security Concerns for Remote Work
- Personal Devices in Professional Contexts
- Developing Your Security Intuition
- Creating Habits That Stick

Requirements
- No prerequisites

Description
Every satisfactory IT audit. Every security tool in place. None of it matters when an employee clicks the wrong link or approves a fraudulent wire transfer.

Cybersecurity breaches don't happen because of technical failures—they happen because attackers exploit human behavior. Business Email Compromise attacks caused nearly $3 billion in losses last year alone. 73% of cyber incidents start with a manipulated email. And the targets aren't IT departments—they're professionals like you.

This course teaches you to recognize and defend against the attacks that bypass every firewall and antivirus program: the ones designed specifically to fool intelligent, busy people.

What You'll Learn:

- Why your brain actively works against you in security situations—and how to override those instincts

- How attackers research targets using LinkedIn, social media, and public records to craft personalized attacks

- The six psychological principles attackers weaponize to make fraudulent requests feel legitimate

- Email threats beyond obvious phishing: thread hijacking, vendor compromise, and AI-generated attacks

- File sharing and collaboration risks that create data exposure without you realizing it

- Secure practices for remote work, travel, and personal devices in professional contexts

- How to build lasting security habits that protect you without slowing you down

This course is designed for:

Business professionals, managers, executives, and anyone who handles sensitive information, approves payments, or has access to company systems—regardless of technical background.

No jargon. No certifications required. Just practical knowledge that could prevent your organization's next security incident from starting with you.

** This course curriculum was created/developed by Alicia Crowder (Kandi). All video and sound is authentic and not created by AI. Alicia Crowder has a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and a Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics and Data Management along with many industry certifications and over 20 years working in IT and business development. She works as a consultant for various companies as well as a full-time IT Architect in the professional world and has been a published author since the year 2000. She has created many courses both on Udemy and independently for cybersecurity companies directly. Helping others continue their growth process while she continues to work on her own is her lifelong passion.

Who this course is for:
- Business Professionals
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