This course provides individuals, community leaders, and first responders with information on how cyber attacks can impact, prevent, and/or stop operations and emergency responses in a community. Learners will receive a cursory introduction to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, risks, threats, and countermeasures, as well as an explanation of vulnerabilities of computer systems and networks and how these vulnerabilities can affect communities, organizations, and daily workplace operations.
Participants will discuss some of the fundamental activities needed to develop a cybersecurity program, without addressing the technical details of how to secure critical infrastructures. This course sets the stage for further efforts in which a community can build a cybersecurity program.
If you don't have a TEEX account, you'll be required to create one in order to register. A FEMA Student ID (SID) is recommended but not required.
| Date/Time | Thursday, October 7, 2021 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT Pre-test open from 7:00 – 8:30 AM EDT
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| Faculty | Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
 
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Target Audience
Personnel involved with critical infrastructure, emergency operations, and incident response in public or private organizations, including state, county, and municipal officials; members of industry affiliations and chambers of commerce.
Certificate
Certificates for completing this course are distributed by FEMA.
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
Recognize why community cybersecurity is important.
Recognize the characteristics of a community cybersecurity program.
Important Registration Notes
Registration for this course is managed by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX). This course is currently open only to students from Massachusetts. To register for this course you must first create an account on the TEEX website and log-in to that site. Click below to create your TEEX account.
Create an Account on the TEEX Website
Once you are logged into your TEEX account, you will need to return to this course page and click the button below to register for this course: Essentials of Community Cybersecurity on October 7, 2021.
Register for this Course
When you register on the TEEX site, the course time will be listed in the CST time zone. The live, online portion of the course will start at 10:00 AM EDT and the pre-test will be available from 7:00 - 8:30 AM EDT the day of the course.
