Target Audience
Staff members of charities and not-for-profits.
Outline
This interactive workshop will provide the participant with a detailed view of the cyber security measures they can take to help protect themselves and their organisation from being compromised by a cyber security incident.
- Introduction:
- What is cyber security and why is it important?
- Understanding Social Engineering.
- Recognising and handling fraudulent messages
- Protecting online accounts
- Cyber security best practices
Methodology
Delivered virtually via Google Meet. There are a number of short videos showing examples of various techniques being used to compromise people. A copy of the slides will be provided as well as a link to download cyber security related guidance.
Instructor
Liam Lynch
Liam has 35 years of experience working in IT, with at least 25 in infrastructure, networking and security. He has worked with people at all levels and has the ability to explain scary technical topics and boring legal subjects in a language that most people can relate to and understand. Liam has also spent the last 10 years as a volunteer director on the board of a not-for-profit organisation in the energy saving/generation sector and for 5 of those years has been Chair of the board.
Outcomes
The participants will have a solid understanding of the types of tactics and techniques which cyber criminals leverage to compromise organisations and what simple measures they can use to protect themselves and their organisation from such attempts.
Carmichael’s Spring/Summer 2025 Scheduled Training Programme is kindly sponsored by BoardEffect.
BoardEffect is part of Diligent, the leader in modern governance. BoardEffect delivers an agile board management solution optimised for governance leaders of nonprofits, higher education institutions, community healthcare organisations, and credit unions with the right tools, analytics, and insights to drive more efficient, transparent, and secure governance.
Fees
| €80 | Nonprofit Organisation |
| €70 | Carmichael Resident Organisation |
| €90 | Statutory Organisation |
| €90 | Corporate Organisation |
Testimonials
Liam was very informative, he knew his subject very well and presented in a very comfortable and easy to follow manner. He made the course very interesting, the information presented was very relevant to today's issues with cyber security. I found it very enjoyable with plenty of tips and examples.
Practical advice and tips were provided.
Clarity of presentation, no jargon or tech-speak, really practical and understandable and demystifying.