Scope

LTUISO: Security Induction Training is a non-credentialed, non-compulsory subject offered to students and staff across all La Trobe campuses, including online and offshore students. LTUISO can be completed in approximately an hour and is explicitly designed to minimise overhead on students and staff, keeping in mind how busy they can get. The purpose of this subject is to make students and staff aware of the importance of following adequate cybersecurity practices when using digital systems, to protect their identity and confidential information. Upon the completion of LTUISO, graduates are expected to achieve the following Subject Intended Learning Outcomes (SILOs):

Graduates will:

1. understand the common attacks against passwords and the impacts of a password compromise.

2. learn the components of an adequately complicated password for hackers to attempt to compromise. 

3. understand the psychology of phishing emails and what to do if they receive one. 

4. be able to identify phishing emails successfully.

5. learn how to protect their personal and academic information while on campus, travelling interstate or overseas, by using various tools and services.

Scope

The current webpage will go through a revamp of both its style and content. The main goals of the revamp will be to: 

1. Update aesthetic of website

2. Link relevant information to the newly created ‘LTUISO: Security Induction Training’ LMS test

3. Link to La Trobe Universities ‘Cybersecurity Courses and Degrees’ page

4. Add a reporting option for people who have seen something they deem suspicious

5. Add a frequently asked questions (FAQs) page

Relevant topics relating to the LTUISO training modules will have their own dedicated pages. They will have a quick description and link in the main page that then takes them to the dedicated, more in-depth pages. Depending on how much the LMS unit grows to include more comprehensive information, these pages can be added to and updated. 

Additional content for pages to include (but not limited to): 

1. Email Security

2. Personal Security

3. Software and Device Security

4. Protecting Data when Travelling 

5. Resource Repository for Further Reading