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Information security

This online course is designed to help anyone working on a farm or horticultural site to understand the growing risks posed by cyber threats and how you can protect against them.

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An arable farm manager looks over his field map data on his phone.
A farm secretary shows the farm manager the data she is working on in the farm office.

Aims

This free online course will help you:

  • Recognise common cyber threats and understand the practical steps you can take to protect against them

  • Understand typical issues around malware, wireless network vulnerabilities and the safe use of public Wi-Fi

  • Improve practices around handling sensitive information and reporting cybersecurity incidents

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This course includes resources and guidance from organisations, including:

Farmers Weekly logo.
Future Learn logo.
Gov.uk logo.
National Cyber Security Centre logo.

Overview

A farm manager compares farm data from a previous report with her current data on her laptop.

While protecting physical assets is essential, safeguarding digital information is just as important as cyber-attacks can have serious financial, operational and reputational effects.

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This free online course can help you improve your ability to recognise common threats so you can stop them at source.

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