Cyber Ethics

Course Description

 This course covers standards and best practices for ethical computing. This course offers a wide array of situations that are applicable to the real world. Students will learn about privacy, intellectual property, professional practices, freedom of speech, and ethical hacking.? 

As part of a Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) cooperative agreement training program, this course is available at no direct cost to state, county, and local government agencies.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Enrollment Requirements

You must be a United States citizen to register for this class. If you are not a United States citizen, please contact TEEX at [email protected] or call (979) 431-4837 for more information on the approval process. Participants must have a FEMA Participant Identification Number (SID) to register for this class. To obtain a SID, register online at cdp.dhs.gov/femasid.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants must provide information for all required fields, including their U.S. citizenship/permanent resident information, in addition to meeting all other attendance and course completion requirements. If this information is not provided, the participant will be considered incomplete and will not receive a certificate of completion.

Participants are required to complete all course content and score a 70% or better on the Post-Test in order to receive a course certificate of completion.

Attendance Requirements

To meet attendance requirements, participants must review each training module and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or end of course exam.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Evaluate key concepts related to cyber ethics and ethical practices.
• Explain the ethics of personal privacy.
• Evaluate the ethical use of electronic information.?
• Analyze key concepts related to professional ethics.
• Discuss free speech online from a legal and ethical perspective.?
• Differentiate between various types of cyber criminals and hackers.?

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Suggested Audience

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

• State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)/Texas Education Agency (TEA)
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
• 1.00 hours – American Council on Education (ACE)

Other Information

In order to receive the full two credit hours, all three classes in the Cybersecurity for Everyone track must be successfully completed.

After registering for this online course, you will receive an email with instructions for getting started. If you do not receive a confirmation within one hour, please contact us.

You’re on Your Way to a Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate!

Students who finish all five courses within three years are eligible for a printed Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate. To claim yours, complete the Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate Application and send it to [email protected].

Government Programs

• For more information about DHS/FEMA Funded Courses, please contact [email protected] or call (979) 431-4837
• This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number (EMW-2023-CA-05041) administered by DHS/FEMA. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of DHS/FEMA.
  FEMA’s National Training and Education Division (NTED) offers a full catalog of courses at no cost to help build critical skills that responders need to function effectively in mass consequence events. Course subjects range from CBRNE / Weapons of Mass Destruction terrorism, cybersecurity, natural disasters, and other functions of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. NTED courses include multiple delivery methods: instructor-led (direct deliveries), train-the-trainers (indirect deliveries), customized (conferences and seminars), and web-based. Instructor-led courses are offered in residence (i.e., at a training facility), virtually, or through mobile programs, in which courses are brought to state and local jurisdictions that request the training.
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