Cyber Security Training - Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, TEI/TO Courses

• Public Enrollment
• DHS Courses
• Customized Training

The following courses are offered through your State Administering Agency's office:

•   Awareness Suite


• Non-technical
• Essentials of Community Cyber Security : (DHS Course# AWR-136) This ½-day lecture training course places the issues of cyber security in a community context and demonstrates how cyber attacks by terrorist organizations can impact, prevent, and/or stop business operations and emergency responses. The lecture covers cyber threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures, explains how computers systems and networks are vulnerable, and how this vulnerability affects the organizations. Students attending this course receive a Certificate of Completion.


• Promoting Community Cyber Security : (DHS Course# AWR-135) This 6-hour lecture training provides an overview of the steps taken within organizations to protect their cyber resources. It will also look at that protection within the context of the broader community. Students attending this course receive a Certificate of Completion.


• Community Cyber Security Exercises : (Course under development)


• Technical
• Voice and Data Security: An Introduction to Information Assurance : (DHS Course# PER-258) This 4-day lecture and hands-on training course provides an introduction to information assurance and general security practices. The lectures and practical exercises cover a broad range of topics related to information assurance and information security issues. Students attending this course receive a Certificate of Completion.

•   Assessments and Risk Management Suite


• Technical
• Introduction to Assessments and Risk Management : (DHS approved course number pending) This 5-day lecture and hands-on training course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and methodologies of cyber security assessment and risk management. Lectures cover methodologies, techniques, and tools for identifying system and network vulnerabilities, while the practical exercises reinforce the concepts and provide experience in the use of security assessment tools. Students attending this course receive a Certificate of Completion.

•   Incident Response Suite


• Non-technical
• Community Emergency Operations Center Incident Response : (Course under development.)


• Technical
• Community Incident Response : (Course under development.)

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