40 minutes · free · certificate valid 1 year

ISO 27001 Staff Awareness

Understand what ISO 27001 is, how an Information Security Management System works, and the part you play in it: the policies you're expected to follow, the everyday controls that protect information, and how incidents, audits, and continual improvement keep certification alive. Finish the final assessment with a score of 75% or higher to earn a certificate, valid for one year.

Done this course before, or already know the material? You can go straight to the final assessment and renew your certificate without re-reading the lessons.

Who it's for: All staff, contractors, and managers working in or with an organisation that holds, or is working towards, ISO 27001 certification.

What you'll learn

• Explain what ISO 27001 and an Information Security Management System are, and why certification matters.
• Apply everyday controls such as least privilege, MFA, information classification, clear desk and clear screen, and secure disposal.
• Spot security events, weaknesses, and nonconformities, and report them promptly through the right route.
• Describe how internal and external audits work and how to answer an auditor honestly.
• Recognise your part in the continual improvement cycle that keeps certification alive.

What you'll cover

1. 1

   What ISO 27001 is

   The international standard for information security management, the CIA triad, the risk-based approach, and why certification matters.

2. 2

   Policies and your responsibilities

   The ISMS policy set, why following it is audit-relevant, asset ownership, and who is responsible for what.

3. 3

   Everyday controls

   The controls you touch daily: access and authentication, classification and disposal, physical security and media, backups, change, and suppliers.

4. 4

   Incidents, audits and improvement

   Recognising and reporting security events, how audits work and how to behave in one, and how the ISMS improves over time.

5. 5

   Putting it into practice

   Short workplace scenarios that test how you would apply this course in real situations.

6. 6

   Final assessment

   20 questions drawn at random from the full question bank. Score 75% or higher to earn your certificate.