' d='M70.6 486.1H296.4' class='g7'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M115.6 486.1V350.6m29.8 135.5V328M285 486.1V260.3M194.4 486.1V305.4m60.8 180.7v-202M70.6 328h74.8M70.6 350.6h45m-45-45.2H194.4' class='g7'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M115.6 260.3v90.3' class='g8'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M145.4 328c-16.9-2.1-29-33.6-29.8-67.7' class='g9'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M289.8 260.7l-4.5-.8' class='ga'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M145.9 260.3l-.5 67.7' class='gb'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M194.4 305.4c-24.4-.5-45.8-24.5-48.5-45.1' class='g9'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M194.9 260.3l-.5 45.1' class='gb'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M255.2 284.1c-29.1-.1-53.7-12.1-60.3-23.8' class='g9'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M255.4 260.3l-.2 23.8' class='gb'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M285.1 270.8c-14.1 0-27.1-5.1-29.7-10.5' class='g9'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M285.3 260.3l-.2 10.5' class='gb'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M287.5 442.3c0 0-25.2-5.8-32.3-7.6c-8.6-2.2-44.7-10.1-60.8-16.3c-14.7-5.8-34.5-14.3-49-25.6c-9.3-7.2-16.4-16.1-29.8-42.2c-13.5-26-30.9-90.3-30.9-90.3' class='g9'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M77.5 522.2c0 1.8-1.5 3.3-3.4 3.3c-1.8 0-3.3-1.5-3.3-3.3c0-1.8 1.5-3.3 3.3-3.3c1.9 0 3.4 1.5 3.4 3.3Z' class='g0'/%3E%0A%3Cpath d='M77.5 509.8c0 1.8-1.5 3.3-3.4 3.3c-1.8 0-3.3-1.5-3.3-3.3c0-1.9 1.5-3.3 3.3-3.3c1.9 0 3.4 1.4 3.4 3.3Z' class='gc'/%3E%0A%3C/svg%3E)
5
Example: Skills trained in “Websites and the Internet” topic
Beginner
To avoid mass
(cheap and easy) attacks
Elementary
To avoid mass attacks
on a specific profile
Intermediate
To avoid well-prepared
focused attacks
Advanced*
To avoid targeted
attacks
23 skills, including:
– Recognize fake pop-ups
– Pay attention to redirects
– Distinguish genuine
download links from fake
ones
– Recognize executable files
found on the web
– Be able to determine the
authenticity of a browser
extension
34 skills, including:
– Enter data only on sites
with a valid SSL certificate
– Use different passwords
for different registrations
– Recognize fake sites by a
number of signs
– Avoid numeric links
– Recognize invalid network
link addresses by fake
subdomains
12 skills, including:
– Check sharing links before
sending
– Use software only from
trusted manufacturers for
torrents
– Download legal content
only from torrents
– Clear browser cookies
regularly
13 skills, including:
– Recognize sophisticated
fake links (including links
looking like your company
websites, links with
redirects)
– Check sites using special
utilities
– Recognize if the browser is
mining
– Avoid black SEO sites
+ reinforcement
of elementary skills
+ reinforcement
of the previous skills
+ reinforcement
of the previous skills
Key subjects covered in the topic: Links, Downloads, Software installations, Sign-up & Login, Payments, SSL
Each topic comprises several levels,
detailing specific security skills.
Levels are defined according to the
degree of risk they help to eliminate:
Level 1 is normally enough to protect
from the easiest attacks and mass
attacks. To protect from the most
sophisticated and targeted attacks,
the higher levels need be studied.
Training topics
• Passwords & Accounts
• Email
• Websites and the Internet
• Social media & Messengers
• PC Security
• Mobile Devices
• Protecting confidential data
• GDPR
• Industrial Cybersecurity
ASAP main course methodology
Continuous incremental learning
• From the simple to the more complex, topic by topic and level by level: learning
knowledge increases
• Expanding and applying previously acquired knowledge in new contexts
Multimodal content
• Each level includes: Interactive lesson reinforcement assessment (test and simulated
phishing attack where applicable)
• All training elements support the particular skill being taught in each unit, so that
skills are truly mastered and become part of the new, desired behavior
Interval learning
• The Ebbinghaus ‘forgetting curve’ – learning methodology based on the specifics of
human memory
• Repetition forms builds safe habits and prevents forgetting
• Reinforcement in each every module
The Ebbinghaus Forgetting curve
Repeated reinforcement helps build
strong skills.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Obliteration
Remembering after reinforcement
* Will be added during 2022