• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Ah, cryptography! The ancient art of… something that sounds pretty complicated. If that was your 1st reaction, you’re not entirely wrong. But it might surprise you to learn that if you’ve ever used online banking, you’ve already benefited from the protection cryptography offers. Because it’s all about keeping your communications and data secure, so cybercriminals can’t obtain it.

Cryptography already plays a role in keeping data and communications safe within your organization, too. Understanding why this is necessary and how it’s accomplished will help you understand how you and your organization can outsmart sophisticated cybercriminals.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
• Understand the importance of cryptography and how it protects organizations and individuals from being targeted by cybercriminals
• Define ciphers and keys and their role in encryption and decryption
• Recognize the difference between symmetric and asymmetric cryptography
Why take this course?
Anyone could be a victim of cybercrime, from individuals to organizations. That’s why everyone can benefit from understanding the techniques used to outsmart criminals and keep data and communications secure. This course will introduce you to why cryptography is needed along with how it’s implemented.

10 mins |SCORM | Workbook

Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of cryptography and how it protects organizations and individuals from being targeted by cybercriminals • Define ciphers and keys and their role in encryption and decryption • Recognize the difference between symmetric and asymmetric cryptography

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Threat Analysis
  • Knowledge Management
  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Cyber Operational Planning
  • Cyber Operations

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

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