About this module
Understanding the main concepts of secure ICT use and applying techniques to keep data, devices and networks safe.
This module is part of the ICDL Standard Profile. Pass the module test at Delmon Academy, an ICDL Approved Training & Testing Centre, and it is added to your ICDL profile.
What the module covers
The syllabus is organised into the categories and skill sets below.
1. Security concepts
- Data threats
- Value of information
- Personal security
- File security
2. Malware
- Definition and function
- Types
- Protection
3. Network security
- Networks
- Network connections
- Wireless security
- Access control
4. Secure web use
- Web browsing
- Social networking
5. Communications
- Instant messaging
6. Secure data management
- Securing and backing up data
- Secure destruction
Structure from the official ICDL syllabus, © ICDL Foundation. Your trainer provides the full syllabus and ICDL-approved courseware.