Government units carry some of the most sensitive information that exists — citizen records, financial data, internal correspondence — which makes them a constant target rather than an occasional one. This Training Course in Safeguarding Electronic Information Inside Government Units, offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built for anyone who wants a deeper, practical understanding of how such data is stored and protected inside a government department.

Cybercrime today rarely comes with a matching, enforceable law, which puts more responsibility on the people managing the information itself rather than on legal deterrence alone. Keeping pace with electronic development means constantly upgrading how information and correspondence are stored and transmitted, and staying a step ahead of the people in the electronic world who watch for exactly this kind of gap to steal information that matters.

This course is designed for:

• Managers and owners of companies working alongside government entities
• Information and computer department managers within government bodies
• Network engineers working inside government institutions
• Academics researching the latest methods in advanced network design

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

• Identify the potential risks facing electronically stored data
• Apply secure encryption methods to information held within government units
• Use advanced interpretation techniques for the information security programs government units rely on
• Maintain the confidentiality of incoming and outgoing calls on government-issued mobile phones

Module 1: Knowing the Threat Before You Face It

• Identifying electronic and cyber crime in a government context
• Understanding the nature of malware, how it operates, and how to detect it

Module 2: Locking Down the Devices

• Securing every wired and wireless device in use across government units
• Preventing electronic breaches of information stored on government computers

Module 3: Building the System That Holds It All

• Designing and implementing information systems software
• Linking every file and device that stores data electronically into one protected system
• Advanced, developed skills across information security systems generally