Program in Cybersecurity for the Workplace
About Course
A hands-on continuing education program for professionals and small business teams who want to protect their accounts, devices and data — and respond calmly when something goes wrong.
Who it is for
Office and admin staff, small business owners, team leaders and anyone responsible for everyday IT decisions in a small organization. Requirement: basic computer skills. No technical background needed.
What you will achieve
- Recognize and stop the most common attacks: phishing, social engineering, weak passwords and unsafe devices.
- Protect business and personal data with backups, access control and privacy-aware handling.
- Respond to an incident with a clear plan, and keep the business running.
What you leave with
- A useful skill: apply practical, defensive security habits and controls in a small organization.
- Evidence of that skill: a final project with a real security plan for a small business — risk register, policies and an implementation roadmap — ready to show an employer or client.
- A clear next step: secure your cloud services in the Cloud Computing for Business program.
Courses in the program
The program combines 5 eight-hour courses in sequence, for a total of 40 hours.
CYB101 · 8 h
Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the Workplace
Learn the core ideas of workplace security and build daily habits for passwords, MFA, phishing defense and safer devices, browsers and Wi-Fi.
CYB102 · 8 h
Protecting Data and Privacy
Classify and handle business data, build reliable 3-2-1 backups, understand general privacy-law principles and share files securely in the cloud.
CYB103 · 8 h
Securing a Small Business
Put practical controls in place for a small business: clear policies, least-privilege access and offboarding, patching and asset inventory, and secure AI use.
CYB104 · 8 h
Incident Response and Business Continuity
Recognize and report incidents, act well in the first hour, write a response plan, monitor key alerts and keep the business running through ransomware.
CYB105 · 8 h
Final Project: Security Plan for a Real Small Business
Apply the program to a real or realistic small business: baseline assessment, risk register, controls, policies, a phased roadmap and a final report.
How you are assessed
- Complete the sequence of courses and the core exercises
- Submit the program’s final project
- Score at least 70% on assessments and on the project rubric
- One project feedback and revision cycle is included
Professional relevance
Mainly improves security in your current role or business. It is not a vendor certification and does not train penetration testers. We do not promise a job, salary or hiring date.
External costs
Exercises use free tools and fictitious data. Paid security products are optional and not included.
Terms
- Clock hours: 40 hours
- Total tuition: $280.00 — $7 per clock hour
- 12-month access
- Program certificate issued by Milestone Technology Innovations, LLC, listing the courses completed, date and clock hours
- Support through the Student support center
Courses in this program
| Course | Level | Hours | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYB101 · Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the Workplace | Explore | 8 h | $56.00 |
| CYB102 · Protecting Data and Privacy | Build | 8 h | $56.00 |
| CYB103 · Securing a Small Business | Build | 8 h | $56.00 |
| CYB104 · Incident Response and Business Continuity | Advance | 8 h | $56.00 |
| CYB105 · Final Project: Security Plan for a Real Small Business | Advance | 8 h | $56.00 |
Course Content
CYB101 · Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the Workplace (8 h)
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Lesson 1 · Threats, risks and why security matters at work
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Lesson 2 · Passwords, multi-factor authentication and password managers
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Lesson 3 · Phishing, social engineering and safe email
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Lesson 4 · Securing devices, browsers and Wi-Fi
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CYB101 Assessment · Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the Workplace