A Practical Guide to Cybersecurity

This course explains the importance for real estate licensees to be proactive against online threats to their business and their clients. This course will describe cybersecurity, cyber threats, and responses to those threats.

The course is broken into five sections:

• Module 1 - Reasons for Cybersecurity
• Module 2 - Cyber Threats
• Module 3 - General Threats
• Module 4 - Cyber Responses
• Module 5 -  Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate Fraud

This online course contains five modules of text, with a quiz at the end of each chapter. Students must pass the end-of-module quiz with a score of 100% before accessing the next module in the course. There is a 25-question final exam at the end of the course that requires an 80% or higher passing score. 

All materials are included in the cost of the course. Students only need a computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Students are responsible for hardware and/or device costs and internet service charges.

The course includes a time-out function. If students are not engaged in the course for more than 15 minutes, the course will log students out. Students can log back into the course to start back where they last left off.

Learning Objectives

• explain the definition of cybersecurity;
• recognize security issues with internet-connected devices;
• describe common malware, social engineering, and connectivity attacks;
• outline how passwords may become compromised using dictionary and brute-force attacks;
• outline ways to protect personal password security;
• describe best practices when dealing with lost devices;
• explain the steps a cyberattack takes along its cyber kill chain; and
• describe ways in which you can protect your data.

Refund Policy

No refunds are available for this course. Cancellation requires no notification and students may discontinue the course at any time.

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