About our course

Our online course Cyber Risk and the Built Environment contains essential cyber risk education in a language participants can understand.

The course is suitable for all professionals in the built environment and provides up-to-the-minute education about cyber risk and email fraud. The course appeals to all participants by avoiding jargon while incorporating relatable scenarios through a thoughtful, logical structure. 

Course duration < 90 minutes

Our standard T&Cs provide access for 28 days providing ample time to complete the course.

What you will learn

Our unique and up-to-the-minute course focuses on professional duties using real-life case studies impacting the built environment and associated businesses. You'll learn that:

  • Managing cyber risk is a professional issue

  • Why cyber risk is everyone’s responsibility in a business

  • How cyber events and human error occur

  • Practical steps to protect yourself, your business and your clients

Course structure

  • Our interactive course is divided into ten concise chapters that you can work through at your own pace.

  • It contains 60-90 minutes of video content, broken into shorter videos of around five minutes each.

  • There are four short quizzes to reinforce learnings as you progress through the course.

  • Participants must pass all the quizzes to receive a certificate of completion.

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Cyber Risk and the Built Environment

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Your instructor

Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director

Simone is the legal practitioner director of Law & Cyber (L&C), an incorporated legal practice which provides risk management education about cyber events and email fraud and which also provides legal advice to businesses impacted by cyber events. She has nearly 30 years of experience as a lawyer including 20 years managing legal claims against professionals. She is the author of numerous articles on professional responsibility, particularly in relation to cyber risk, which have been published in leading professional journals. She speaks regularly at conferences and via webinars for organisations on topics related to professional duties, cyber risk and privacy and has been engaged to provide expert evidence in legal proceedings. Simone has presented educational seminars on the topic of cyber risk and email fraud for leading professional associations, education providers and industry bodies.
Learn more about Simone here

What our participants are saying:

Since early 2020, more than 3,500 business professionals have completed our online training courses, and of those nearly 3,000 also completed our course satisfaction survey with 98% saying the course increased their understanding of cyber risk.

  • “This was an excellent if rather alarming insight into cybercrime. I'm very glad I've seen it and will keep vigilant.”

  • “I did not realise how helpful such a course would be ... I believe all employees should look at this programme.”

  • “The structure and presentation of the course was very professional and straight-forward. The course provided lots of insight and practical advice and information.”

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 01: Welcome

    • Using the course player

    • Introduction: Cyber Risk and the Built Environment

  • 2

    Chapter 02: Cybercrime impacting businesses today

    • Why your business is at risk
  • 3

    Chapter 03: Impersonation fraud

    • Impersonation fraud

    • Check in
  • 4

    Chapter 04: Phishing

    • Phishing - Introduction

    • How to recognise phishing emails

    • Check in

  • 5

    Chapter 05: Breached passwords and weak log-in credentials

    • Securing your log-in credentials

    • Check in
  • 6

    Chapter 06: Data theft, identity fraud and the dark web

    • Hacking of confidential information held by businesses

    • Identity fraud and the dark web
  • 7

    Chapter 07: Ransomware and other malicious software

    • Ransomware and other malware

    • Can you spot a phishing message? Take this short quiz on the ACSC website (Optional content)
  • 8

    Chapter 08: Risks to people and property

    • Human error and data breaches

    • Check in

  • 9

    Chapter 09: Human Error

    • Human error
  • 10

    Chapter 10: Summary

    • Video summary

    • One minute survey - help us provide the education the industry needs
  • 11

    About L & C

    • About L&C
  • 12

    Legals

    • Copyright notice

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