Long before the internet, people were already moving information across networks — postal routes, book distribution chains, newspapers — and every one of them eventually had to solve the same problem: how do you protect what is moving through the network without stopping it from moving? This Training Course in Securing Information Across Wired and Wireless Networks, offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, picks up that same question in its modern, electronic form.

The 19th century brought wired then wireless transmission, and with it whole telephone systems capable of carrying voice across distance — the starting point networks have been evolving from ever since, into what we now use daily. A network, at its core, is simply a system connecting two or more computers through a communication technology to exchange information and share resources such as software and printers, and it is precisely because that exchange is constant that keeping it secure has become non-negotiable.

This course is designed for:

• Owners and managers of commercial establishments
• Department heads across a company or institution
• All staff working within departments specialised in information security

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Protect networks in line with the information systems that run through them
• Build solid experience in wired and wireless networks and their protection methods
• Lead an information security department and take responsibility for its protection

Module 1: Why Information Security Matters

• Defining information security and explaining why it carries so much weight today

Module 2: Securing the Network Layer

• Security of wired and wireless networks and the systems that protect them
• Strategies for managing information across a secured network