Cybersecurity Awareness Training Refresher 2025

Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Learning objectives

This course shows the important information that employees need to identify common tactics that hackers use against them in their attempts to gain access to the IDB Group’s valuable resources.

• Learn the early warning signs of a hacker’s attack and the actions that should be taken to protect yourself and the IDB Group.
• Learn about some of the latest methods cybercriminals use to deceive people.
• Learn about the consequences of falling for their tricks and the warning signs that can help to identify their attacks.

Learning experience and activities

Self-guided virtual learning included:

• Text and multimedia presentations that introduce key concepts and apply them to the workplace.
• Interactive checkpoints within the course to test for knowledge and understanding.
• Final Assessment.

Course content

• Cybersecurity incident examples
• QR Code Phishing demonstration
• Password managers
• Online attack methods
• To share or not to share?
• Protecting information online
• Reporting using the PAB

Assessment

This badge has been issued after the recipient successfully completed the course and passed a final quiz, earning a grade of 80% or higher with an unlimited number of attempts.

Estimated effort

It took approximately 15 minutes to complete this course.

Badge type

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