ICDL IT Security case studies
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ICDL IT Security (also referred to as ICDL Cyber Security) is a certification in the ICDL family of digital-skills qualifications. ICDL describes itself as a global social enterprise committed to raising standards of digital competence in the workforce, education and society, with certification available in more than 100 countries through a network of more than 20,000 testing centres. The ICDL IT Security case studies are 5 cases and about 2,146 words.
1The Shared Payroll Spreadsheet
A 14-person accountancy firm keeps its monthly payroll workbook on a shared network drive. Everyone in the firm has read and write access to the folder because 'it's easier'.
402 words, about 2 min2The Urgent Invoice Attachment
At 16:40 on a Friday, the finance manager receives an email that appears to come from the firm's regular supplier. The display name matches, the subject reads 'Overdue invoice - action required today', and the body says the attached PDF is the 'corrected' invoice and that payment must be made before Monday or service will be suspended.
416 words, about 2 min3The Café Wi-Fi Session
A sales representative is working from a café and connects a company laptop to the café's free Wi-Fi to check email and upload a client proposal to the company's cloud storage. The café network has no password.
416 words, about 2 min4The Lost Encrypted Laptop
An employee's company laptop is stolen from a locked car. The laptop has full-disk encryption enabled, a strong login password, and a remote-wipe capability that the company has not yet activated because the employee is on holiday and cannot confirm consent.
435 words, about 2 min5The Password Reuse Problem
A small charity has 9 staff and 3 volunteers. Staff share one 'admin' login for the donor database because volunteers rotate and 'it's simpler'.
477 words, about 2 min