Texas Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees Program
Course Description
In our digital world today, attackers seem to be lurking behind every click of the mouse or tap on the screen. Many people forget that they are the keepers of their own security safety and the security safety of the institutions for which they are employed.
This program is intended to familiarize employees with Cybersecurity Awareness. The program addresses how an employee is aware and identify the security risk involved with working with an organization’s data. Lessons in this program are listed below.
Lesson 1: Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees: Security Awareness Essentials
Lesson 2: Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees: Social Engineering
Lesson 3: Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees: Classifying and Safeguarding Data for Corporate and Personal Use
Lesson 4: Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees: End User Best Practices
Cybersecurity Training Requirement
House Bill (HB) 3834 of the 86th Texas Legislature requires state and local government employees, state contractors and elected officials who have access to a state or local government computer system or database, to complete annually a 2 hour certified cybersecurity training course. Access is defined as any person who has been given an account to access any state or local information system. Vector Solutions offers ‘Texas Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees Program’ a 2 hour course that has been certified by the Texas Department Information Resources (TX DIR) to meet the annual requirement.
Learning Objectives
In this course you will learn:
- What digital information should be protected
- Security habits and procedures to implement for safeguarding
- How to detect/identify security threats
- Best practices for assessing and reporting security threats
Course Applies To:
This course can be used for CE or applies to the State Licenses and Professional Organizations listed below.
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Subject Matter Expert: Hanna Haddad
Biography
Hanna has been in the Information Technology industry for over 11 years mastering disciplines in Cyber Security, Virtualization, Internet Technology and Information Systems. Hanna is bilingual and works as both a consultant and master mile2 instructor in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Hanna has a long history in the INFOSEC industry. He’s been involved in high level projects that not only range from securing virtualization environments, but also implementing complex controls to ensure network security. Hanna has many expertise and has been involved in the following disciplines for over 10 years in both the private and public sector:
- Microsoft Systems: AD, DNS, DHCP, MS Exchange, SQL, ISA, TMG, SCCM, VDI
- VMWare: ESXi, vSphere, VSAN, Horizon View
- Cisco: Switching, Routing, Firewall (ASA), VOIP
- Security: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment, Incident Handling
- Firewall: Palo Alto, Astaro, ASA, Fortinet, Forefront
- Storage: SAN, NAS, VSAN (VMWare SAN)
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Hanna is a mile2 master instructor and has obtained the following certifications with Mile2, Microsoft, EC-Council and Comptia (The is not an exhaustive list of courses Hanna can teach):
- Mile2: CPTE - Certified Penetration Testing Engineer, CPEH - Certified Professional Ethical Hacker, CIHE – Certified Incident Handling Engineer, CDRE – Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer, CDFE – Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
- Microsoft Certifications: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft® Certified IT Professional (MCITP), Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert in Private Cloud (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert in Server Infrastructure (MCSE)
- EC-Council Certifications: Certified Ethical Hacker (E | CEH), Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), Certified Security Analyst (E | CSA), Disaster Recovery Professional (E | DRP)
- CompTIA Certifications: Security+
Hanna is responsible for developing Cloud Security courses, Comptia+ Cloud+ and Mile2’s Certified Professional Ethical Hacker.
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NOTE: State license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It is the ultimate responsibility of the individual to be sure that he or she is meeting continuing education requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period. Information above was pulled on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.
