Virtual Learning - Security and Data Protection

Anti-Bribery Essentials

Duration: 45 minutes

The Bribery Act 2010 is among the strictest legislation internationally on bribery. It is now possible to charge organisations if it is found they failed to prevent bribery, and to charge individuals who are found guilty of bribing or being bribed. Knowing exactly what is and isn’t accepted under the Act enables employees to act within the confines of the law.

This course explains the Bribery Act, including the four offences covered by it, and uses case studies to give learners more insight. This course can form an integral part of an organisation’s defence against the crime of failing to prevent bribery.

This course helps you understand the Bribery Act and shows you how the provisions of this UK legislation function.

When you finish the course, you will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of some of the key points by completing a short assessment.

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Define bribery and corruption

  • Understand the Bribery Act 2010 and the penalties for breaking the law

  • Recognise what constitutes a crime under the Bribery Act

  • Know the six principles organisations should follow when designing their bribery policies and procedures

  • Know what actions to take should you suspect bribery

Topics

  • Jurisdiction of the Bribery Act

  • Six principles for organisations

  • Penalties under the Bribery Act

  • 4 Bribery Act offences

  • Spotting and suspecting a bribe

  • Preventing bribery

Anti-Money Laundering Essentials

Duration: 50 minutes

Every year, billions of pounds are illegally laundered through the UK. Any one of us could be handling laundered money without even realising it!

This course aims to increase awareness of money laundering and includes a range of learning activities to help you develop your understanding of money laundering and how to prevent it.

When you finish the course, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.‍

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

  • Describe what money laundering is and how it is done

  • Understand UK legislation and regulations regarding money laundering and what they cover

  • Explain how to prevent money laundering

  • Recognise the consequences of non-compliance with anti-money laundering legislation

Topics

  • Money laundering and terrorist financing

  • Government anti money laundering legislation

  • Preventing money laundering

  • Consequences of non-compliance

Counter Fraud

Duration: 45 minutes

This Counter Fraud online course examines the different types of fraud active today as well as the role and responsibilities of the individual when suspecting fraud. It looks at the threat and impact upon organisations and what the employees response should be when fraudulent activity is uncovered.

Objectives

After completing this course learners will be able to:

  • Understand the Fraud Act 2006

  • Explain the fraud triangle

  • Identify the different types of emerging risks

  • Recall and employ their responsibilities

  • Describe the importance of countering fraud

  • Recognise the different types of fraud and ‘red flags’

  • Understand the dangers of money laundering

Topics

  • Fraud Act 2006

  • The Importance of counter fraud

  • Different types of fraud

  • The fraud triangle

  • Being wrong

  • Red Flags

  • Money laundering

  • Reporting

  • Organisational policies

  • Emerging risks

  • The Importance of training

  • Responsibilities

Counter Fraud (Healthcare)

Duration: 45 minutes

This Counter Fraud (Healthcare) online course examines the different types of fraud active today, as well as the responsibilities of the individual when suspecting fraud. It looks at the role of NHS Protect in countering fraud in the healthcare sector and explores how organisations can safeguard themselves from the financially and psychologically damaging impact of fraudulent behaviour.

Objectives

After completing this course learners will be able to:

  • Apply the healthcare fraud reporting process

  • Be aware of NHS Protect

  • Explain the fraud triangle

  • Identify the different types of emerging risks

  • Understand and employ your responsibilities

  • Understand the importance of countering fraud

  • Recognise the different types of fraud and ‘red flags’

  • Understand the dangers of money laundering

Topics

  • Fraud Act 2006

  • The importance of counter fraud

  • Different types of fraud

  • NHS Protect

  • The fraud triangle

  • Being wrong

  • Red flags

  • Money laundering

  • Reporting

  • Organisational policies

  • Emerging risks

  • The Importance of training

  • Responsibilities

Cyber User Awareness Training (Basic)

Duration: 45 minutes


This Cyber User Awareness Training (Basic) course has been designed to give us a better insight into the day-to-day cyber challenges we face. It is critical for businesses and organisations to understand that hard-earned trust, reputation and commercial viability are significantly compromised during a single cyber incident. This course provides practical advice on how to better safeguard your company and personal information at work and at home, and offers techniques for identifying different types of potential or actual cyber attacks.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:​

  • Understand that ‘cyber’ is more than just IT

  • Understand the concept of the Internet of Things

  • Have a better understanding of how Data Protection laws are changing

  • Explain the key differences between the outside and inside cyber threat​ and what constitutes these types of threats

  • Understand the importance of passwords and their security in defending your information against a cyber threat

  • Understand what makes up your digital footprint, and how it can be used as a means of attack

  • Remember ways to control and manage your digital footprint

  • Identify ways to stay cyber safe while at work, at home and working on the move

  • Know what to do if any of your personal accounts are compromised or hacked

Topics

  • What is cyber?

  • The cyber threat

  • Information security threats

  • The outsider threat

  • Hackers & hacktivists

  • Nation state

  • Industrial competitors

  • Organised crime

  • The insider threat

  • Password management

  • Digital footprints

  • Staying safe at work and at home

  • Tips and techniques on safeguarding information

Data Protection Essentials

Duration: 45 minutes

As a company employee, the responsibility falls on you to keep individuals’ data safe, secure and processed appropriately. As such, you need to know about, and comply with, current data protection regulations – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 – to avoid serious legal consequences for you and your employer. This course will help you understand the aims and provisions of the UK’s data protection legislation and offers essential, practical advice on how to make yourself compliant.

This elearning module includes a range of learning activities to help you develop your understanding of data protection.

When you finish the course, you will be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing an assessment.

Objectives

By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • Recognise why fair and effective data management is important to individuals and to society as a whole

  • Understand relevant data protection legislation and regulations, along with the penalties for breaching these

  • Work with information in a way that doesn’t breach the data protection principles and individuals’ rights

  • Respond to requests for information from individuals in a way that is legal and effective

Topics

  • Understanding the need for data protection laws

  • EU and UK data control

  • Explaining The UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018

  • Defining personal data

  • Individuals’ rights

  • Data protection principles

  • Working with data

Documentation in Healthcare

Duration: 30 minutes

Top notch documentation or ‘record keeping’ is crucial to the provision of safe and effective healthcare – it is not an optional extra. This course on Documentation in Healthcare addresses the legislation and guidelines underpinning documentation. It takes the learner through the importance of accurate documentation and explores the consequences of poor quality record keeping.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Understand best practice and legal requirements for record keeping and documentation

  • Recognise the importance of documentation

  • Understand what information needs to be documented and the guidelines for documentation

  • Be aware of the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of documentation

Topics

  • Legislation

  • Data Protection Act 1998

  • Accountability and responsibility

  • Principles of good record keeping

  • Types of documentation

  • Subjective or objective terminology

  • Confidentiality

  • NHS Code of Practice 2003

  • Documentation do’s and don’ts

  • Inappropriate documentation

  • FOI requests

Freedom of Information Essentials

Duration: 35 minutes

This course outlines the parameters of the FOI Act and explores how requests under the Act should be made and dealt with.

This elearning module gives you a greater understanding of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and explains how this legislation functions.

When you finish the course, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

  • Recognise when and where the main provisions of the Freedom of Information Act apply

  • Understand the types of information that will be shared in an organisation’s publication scheme

  • Make or handle requests for information in an appropriate way

  • Understand the rights of individuals under the Act and the consequences of not complying with the legislation

Topics

  • Main provisions for the Freedom of Information Act

  • Types of information covered under the Act

  • Public authority duties

  • Publishing information

  • Dealing with requests for information

  • Providing information and refusing a request

General Data Protection Regulation for Managers

Duration: 45 minutes

This course includes a range of learning activities to help you reinforce your understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR heralds the biggest shake up to data protection laws for over 20 years. The GDPR will ensure that data protection laws across Europe favour the customer and see greater fines for those who do not comply.

This General Data Protection Regulation for Managers course has been developed by cyber security specialists, and will present you with material aimed to assist you in your day-to-day role as a manager, which in parts will be quite detailed, but will help both yourself and your employees to understand how the regulation applies and should be followed. This course is an excellent way for you, as a manager, to demonstrate that your organisation is putting in place organisational controls.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:​

  • Fully understand why the GDPR has been introduced

  • Understand the differences between ‘personal data’, ‘special personal data’ and ‘children’s data’

  • Understand that different stakeholders will have specific roles and responsibilities under the GDPR

  • Explain the rights of your Data Subjects and how you need to recognise them

  • Understand how your organisation should work with personal data to meet the requirements of the GDPR. This includes responding to data requests and assisting in any data breach investigations

Topics

  • The General Data Protection Regulation

  • Understanding personal data

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Working with personal data

  • Responding to requests and reporting incidents

General Data Protection Regulation for Employees

Duration: 45 minutes

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) heralds the biggest shake up to data protection laws for over 20 years. The GDPR will ensure that data protection laws across Europe favour the customer and see greater fines for those who do not comply.

As a company employee, it is your responsibility to ensure you store and process customer data lawfully. To do this, you will need to understand why we need the GDPR and what are the provisions of the GDPR, understand your responsibilities as an employee and be aware of what the GDPR means to you and your organisation.

This General Data Protection Regulation for Employees course has been developed by cyber security specialists and will help you to fully understand the responsibilities you have as an employee when processing and storing customer data. This course is an excellent way for organisations to demonstrate they are putting in place organisational controls.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:​

  • Understand why we need the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

  • Understand the provisions of the GDPR

  • Explain what the GDPR means to you and your organisation

Topics

  • Explaining the GDPR

  • Personal data

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Data subject rights

  • Working with data

Information Governance

Duration: 30 minutes

Information Governance refers to the way the NHS or social care organisations deal with patient and employee data and how the sharing of this information between care provision services is regulated. This course examines information governance legislation, Caldicott protocols, the role of the Caldicott Guardian and staff responsibilities with a focus on issues that are relevant to healthcare professionals.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Understand what information governance is

  • Refer to legislation underpinning information governance including the Freedom of Information Act 2000

  • Be knowledgeable about the Caldicott principles and the role of Caldicott Guardian

  • Follow the principles of information governance and their responsibility in relation to safeguarding patient and organisational information

  • Benefit from an introduction to the information governance toolkit

Topics

  • Defining information governance

  • Legislation

  • Freedom of Information Act

  • Confidential information

  • Caldicott principles

  • Information sharing

  • Information governance toolkit

  • Responsibilities

Information Security Awareness

Duration: 45 minutes

This highly interactive course helps your employees become more aware of their role in information security. It prepares them to do their part and leaves them with best practice tips to ensure your and their information is kept secure!

This elearning course includes a range of learning activities to help you develop your understanding of information security.

When you finish the course, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your understanding by completing a short assessment.

Courses have been certified by the CPD Certification Service and count towards your annual CPD requirement.

Objectives

By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • Recognise why information security is essential to organisations

  • Identify secure working practices to safeguard company data

  • Protect information when working remotely and on mobile devices

  • Improve your awareness of online risks and how to stay safe on the internet

  • Respond to and report information security issues

Topics

  • Working with information

  • Information security requirements

  • Keeping information secure in and out of the office

  • Staying safe online: passwords, links, email threats, malware, phishing, social engineering, and scams

Phishing

Duration: 30 minutes

This courseis de signed to enhance the learner’s knowledge of one of the fastest growing cyber attack methods: phishing. The course is useful for anyone who works with digital devices, and provides learners with details of information security threats, attack methods, and tips and techniques on safeguarding.

Objectives

After completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Understand the definition and different types of phishing

  • Explain why phishing attacks are used and how your digital footprint can be exploited for these attacks and for social engineering purposes

  • Examine the rise of cyber crime and why phishing continues to be a key tool and technique for attacks

  • Understand the different types of phishing attacks and how the complexity of each one can be completely different

  • Know the best way to respond to phishing attacks when at work and at home

Topics

  • Introduction to phishing

  • History of phishing

  • Why phishing is used

  • Type of attacks

  • Staying safe