0042 - Cybersecurity at the centre of municipal operations

Course Description

This training is offered only to members of the NB Association of Municipal Administrators as part of the Municipal Management Training Program.

Nowadays, cybersecurity is a challenge and a reality in daily municipal management. We are increasingly hearing about ransomware, computer viruses, and fraudulent emails. Is your local government ready to face these new challenges? Are your employees part of the problem, or the solution? By the end of this training, you will have become aware of the potential dangers for municipalities as well as the best ways to resolve cybersecurity issues.

Learner Outcomes

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: 

• understand the issues and new challenges surrounding cybersecurity in a municipal context; 
• understand the key components of cybersecurity problems in the workplace; 
  • Passwords; 
  • Malware; 
  • Ransomware; 
  • Phishing techniques; 
  • Internet of Things. 
• find new tools to learn how to protect yourself; 
• understand the importance of creating a daily cybersecurity management plan in the workplace; 
• find leads to available online training and resources for municipal employees.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Municipal management training program : Block 3 : Operational management and contemporary themes