Cybersecurity Risk Awareness for Officials and Senior Management

AWR383 – 4.00 Hours

Schedule

Dates Location Class Price
Details
 02/05/25 – 02/05/25 Cheyenne, WY EC AWR383 64 Register
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 04/01/25 – 04/01/25 San Marcos, TX EC AWR383 68 Register

This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

US FlagThis is a non-technical course meant to develop awareness of cybersecurity risks so that elected officials, appointed officials, and other senior managers are better informed to properly protect the jurisdiction/organization during a cybersecurity incident. It is designed to help officials and senior management work more effectively with their Information Technology (IT) departments to mitigate cyber threats. The training is tailored to government, critical infrastructure, and private sector personnel who have the responsibility for directing and developing policy within their organization.

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

Participants must be U.S. citizens. A FEMA Student ID is required to register for and participate in any training provided by FEMA agencies. All FEMA training providers, registration systems, and enrollment procedures are required to use this FEMA SID, which can be obtained at the following website: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid; or with TEEX assistance upon arrival for class.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants are required to score a 70% or better on the Post-Test and attend 80% of the course hours in order to receive a course certificate of completion.

Participant Must Provide

  • A photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
  • Laptop or tablet


Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Explain the basic concepts involved in cyber threats and cyber attacks.
  • Describe how their jurisdiction/organization is at risk for a cyber attack and the impacts an incident could produce.
  • Formulate strategic actions the jurisdiction/organization can implement to better protect against, respond to, and recover from a cyber incident.

Suggested Audience

This course is designed for:

  • Elected officials such as city council, mayor, county commissioner, county judge
  • City managers
  • Chief information officers
  • Risk managers
  • Emergency management coordinators
  • Jurisdictional department heads
  • Directors of critical infrastructure such as power, water/wastewater, healthcare, transportation
  • ISD and higher-ed officials, and private company C-suite

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

  • International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

Government Programs

Contact Information

Business & Cyber Solutions
Phone: (979) 431-4837
Email: [email protected]