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
Specialty Areas
- Threat Analysis
- Knowledge Management
- Exploitation Analysis
- Cyber Operational Planning
- Cyber Operations
Feedback
If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.