Cybersecurity Education for Online Safety
Description: This training course will help participants understand online security, learn to recognize potential threats, defend against cyber-attacks, and effectively respond to emergencies. Participants will also be equipped to share their knowledge with colleagues or students. The course will focus on key areas of modern cybersecurity, including malware, password security, encryption, and the emerging issue of cyberbullying. Additionally, the course will cover the dangers of phishing, explore the different types of phishing attacks, and discuss the broader concept of social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals.
No prior knowledge of computer security is required, making this course ideal for anyone looking to improve their understanding of cybersecurity and the protection of digital information.
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Dates and Locations
- 09.–13.06.2025 CONFIRMED SESSION
- 02.–06.02.2026
- 03.–07.02.2025
- 08.–12.06.2026
Don’t see the dates that suit your group? Send us an e-mail with the proposed dates and location and we will get back to you.*
*- Only in case you are 7 or more persons from the same organisation.
Daily Programme
Monday
- Introduction and ice-breaking
- Needs analysis and goal setting
- Definition of cybersecurity and its key elements
- Existing legislation and EU Data Protection Regulation (ENISA, CERT)
- Why are people the key to cybersecurity?
- Cyber Security in Education
Tuesday
- Cybersecurity threats - keeping up to date
- Authentication: passwords, access control, etc.
- Malware: types of malware, preventing infection
- Cryptography: types and application
- Network security: firewalls, private networks, etc.
- Phishing attacks: understanding the dangers and consequences:
- Recognizing phishing emails, links, and websites
- Real-world phishing attack case studies
Wednesday
- Security risks: analysis and management
- Identifying security threats – key things to look for
- Recovering from attack/failure
- Steps to take to prevent cybersecurity attacks
- Exploring different types of phishing attacks:
- Email phishing
- Spear phishing (targeted attacks)
- Whaling (executive-level phishing)
- Smishing (SMS phishing)
- Vishing (voice phishing)
Thursday
- Social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals:
- Pretexting: fabricating scenarios to steal information
- Baiting: luring victims with fake rewards or downloads
- Quid pro quo: tricking users into giving credentials in exchange for services
- Impersonation and psychological manipulation in cybercrime
- Cyberbullying: definition, key facts and research
- Cyberbullying: detection, prevention & intervention
- How can I use gained knowledge & tools in practice? – action plan
Friday
- Summary and course evaluation
- Feedback & certificates
- Cultural excursion in the local area
Competences Acquired by Participants
By the end of the course participants will gain:
- Knowledge of basic cybersecurity terminology and common cybersecurity and data protection laws
- Knowledge of authentication mechanisms
- Ability to identify main malware types and their propagation
- Knowledge of malware infection prevention
- Knowledge of phishing attacks: types, detection, and prevention strategies
- Knowledge of social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals, including pretexting, baiting, quid pro quo, and impersonation
- Knowledge of Behavioural Cybersecurity: Applications of Personality Psychology in Cybersecurity
- Knowledge of cryptography terminology and its applications
- Knowledge of firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection, and prevention tools
- Ability to identify security risks and prevent them from happening
- Knowledge of how to recover from security failures
- Knowledge of cyberbullying: definition, detection, prevention & intervention
- Improved ability to recognize and respond to socially engineered attacks
- Improved communication and social skills
- Improved English language skills
Type of Certification of Attendance Awarded
- Certificate of attendance including description of training content and time input
- Europass mobility certificates – to be issued by the applicant’s NA
Course Packages
Please note that ‘All in one – single room’ and ‘All in one – double room’ packages are being offered only in Limassol, Cyprus
1. ‘ALL IN ONE – Single room’ PACKAGE - 1240€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation in a Single room in a 3 or 4-star hotel (6 nights)
- Full Board (5 days)
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
2. ‘ALL IN ONE – Double Room Sharing’ PACKAGE- 1040€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation - double room sharing in a 3 or 4-star hotel (6 nights)
- Full Board (5 days)
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
*Choose double room sharing if you are 2 colleagues from the same organisation willing to share a double room/ or if you have any accompanying person travelling to the venue of the course together with you (we can arrange the accommodation for accompanying persons as well).
3. ‘BASIC’ course PACKAGE - 450€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
Note: separate invoices for the training fee only (400 EUR) can be issued upon request from the organisation.
DOREA as well offers group discounts in the case of 7 or more persons from the same organisation.
