Cybersecurity Threats. Identification and Prevention

Teacher

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI

ORGANIZER

European Institute of Romania (EIR)

PARTNER

Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA)

DATE AND TIME

March 27-30, 2023, 17:00-20:15

PLACE

Online (Zoom Meetings platform)

AIM

This course aims to improve participants’ knowledge of cybersecurity threats and develop skills to identify and prevent them.

OBJECTIVES

The participants will gain knowledge about:

Evolution of the main forms of malware. Analysis of online and offline attack vectors;
Identifying cyber attacks targeting email accounts;
Methods for analyzing suspicious emails. Analysis of attachments;
Protecting identity in cyberspace. Browsing internet safely;
Identifying fake news with cybersecurity risks. Searching and analyzing information from open sources on the internet;
Identifying risks on social media. Prevention methods;
Solutions for securing data and IT systems;
New perspectives in cybersecurity.

TARGET GROUP

Public administration personals
People interested in cybersecurity;

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the training the participant will be able to:

Present the evolution of cybersecurity threats;
Describe methods to protect the identity on the internet;
Identify solutions for securing data and IT systems.

TRAINERS

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI – Romanian Police Academy
Invited guests

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

The participants will receive a certificate of attendance issued by the European Institute of Romania.

REGISTER

Register here until March 23, 2023.

Course Features

Lectures 10
Quizzes 0
Duration 12 hours
Skill level All levels
Language Romanian
Students 15
Assessments Yes

Interactive presentations

7
- Lecture1.1
  
  Evolution of the main forms of malware. Analysis of online and offline attack vectors
- Lecture1.2
  
  Identifying cyber attacks targeting email accounts
- Lecture1.3
  
  Methods for analyzing suspicious emails. Analysis of attachments
- Lecture1.4
  
  Identifying fake news with cybersecurity risks. Searching and analyzing information from open sources on the internet
- Lecture1.5
  
  Identifying risks on social media. Prevention methods
- Lecture1.6
  
  Solutions for securing data and IT systems
- Lecture1.7
  
  New perspectives in cybersecurity
Post presentations session

3
- Lecture2.1
  
  Study cases
- Lecture2.2
  
  Questions & Answers
- Lecture2.3
  
  Final conclusions

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI is a trainer, researcher, and author with an experience of more than 18 years in cybersecurity, cybercrime, and open-source intelligence (OSINT). With a Ph.D. and postdoctoral studies completed in cybersecurity, he has developed various research projects, published scientific articles, and written books and studies in this field.

He is an associate professor at the Romanian Police Academy and a cybercrime training officer at the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL). He is also a visiting professor at several prestigious universities, including the University Politehnica of Bucharest (UPB) and “Carol I” National Defence University in Romania, as well as GNA University and CT University in India.

Ioan-Cosmin MIHAI is a trainer and consultant for various European Union agencies and institutions, including the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police (IGPR), and Romanian National Institute of Magistracy (INM).

As a founder and vice-president of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), he actively promotes and develops cybersecurity in Romania. He is the editor-in-chief of the scientific International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime (IJISC) and a member of the organizational committee for the International Conference on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (IC3) and CyberCon Romania conference.