Mobile Device Security & Secure Telework: Work Anywhere, Secure Everywhere Course (Self-Paced)
IDCYSE7007SP

Self-paced online training with expert support

Telework moved the security boundary from the building to the kitchen table. This course teaches the person sitting at that table what they are now responsible for, and exactly what to do when a device or an account goes wrong.

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This course includes

  • 3 hours of project-based training from experts
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Retake for free within 1 year
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Learn at an accredited institution

This is the self-paced version. For live instruction enroll in Mobile Device Security & Secure Telework: Work Anywhere, Secure Everywhere Course.

This is behavioral awareness training for anyone who uses mobile devices and remote access to do their job, written from the learner's point of view rather than the administrator's. Every objective is something a learner does or can explain, which is what makes the course assessable rather than abstract, and it deliberately does not cover mobile device management architecture or enrollment design; it answers the questions a device user has, including the honest one about what a remote wipe does to their personal photos. Authentication is the standout material. Framing multifactor authentication as sufficient no longer holds, since attackers routinely defeat it with push bombing, one-time-code phishing and relay proxies, so this course names phishing-resistant authentication directly — PIV cards, derived credentials and passkeys — and devotes a separate objective to recognizing and refusing MFA abuse, in line with the federal Zero Trust strategy's phishing-resistant requirement rather than decade-old guidance.

Social engineering is taught mobile-first, not desktop-era, covering SMS and messaging-app phishing, malicious QR codes, and AI-generated voice or video impersonation of a supervisor or help desk. Shadow IT and shadow AI get named too, since work content moved into personal cloud storage or consumer AI assistants is now among the most common data-spillage paths in federal telework. The home network module trades general advice for specific actions: change default router credentials, apply firmware updates, turn on current wireless encryption, and keep work traffic away from smart-home equipment. The closing module connects reporting to required timeframes and then explains what follows, including remote lock and wipe and its effect on personal data, the most common reason people resist bring-your-own-device programs. It is a natural companion to the ICAM and MFA Fundamentals Course (Self-Paced) for anyone wanting the authentication material in greater depth.

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This course has a prerequisite

Comfort using a smartphone, laptop and remote-access tools for work. No technical background required.

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