Information security training videos

by Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator

informationsecurityWant to learn more about Information Security? There are two curriculum sets available in the Penn State Learning Resource Network (LRN) — Information Security Curriculum and Information Compliance Curriculum. Details about each curriculum are listed below.

Information Security Curriculum

Full completion = 57 minutes
Videos included in curriculum:
• You Are the Target
• Social Engineering
• Email & Messaging
• Browsing
• Social Networks
• Mobile Device Security
• Passwords
• Encryption
• Data Security
• Wi-Fi Security
• Working Remotely
• Insider Threat
• Physical Security
• Protecting Your Personal Computer
• Hacked
• Personally Identifiable Information
• Data Retention
• Ethics
• Cloud
• Privacy
There are two ways to access this curriculum.These videos are only available through the full curriculum (a la carte options are not currently available). Note — if you are not already authenticated through WebAccess, you will be prompted to do so.

  • Use this direct link. If you are navigating to this link for the first time, you will need to click the “request” button before you are granted access to the individual videos.
  • Search on the keywords “Information Security Curriculum” in the top right corner of the LRN.

Information Compliance Curriculum

Full completion = 14 minutes
Videos included in the curriculum:

• PCI DSS
• FERPA
• HIPAA
• Social Security Numbers
• Federal PII

There are three ways to access this curriculum. The individual compliance videos are also available independently (a la carte). Note – if you are not already authenticated through WebAccess, you will be prompted to do so.

  • Use this direct link. If you are navigating to this link for the first time, you will need to click the “request” button before you are granted access to the individual videos.
  • Search on the keywords “Information Compliance Curriculum” in the top right corner of the LRN
  • Search on the video title (e.g. “PCI DSS”) to access the a la carte version of the video, as opposed to the entire Information Compliance Curriculum.

Links for individual compliance videos:

PCI DSS
FERPA
HIPAA
Social Security Numbers
Federal PII