Cybersecurity 2 – Physical Cyber – Attacks

Illustration of blocks moving, a ladder and a magnifying glass.
A physical cyber-attack causes computer hardware or data availability to be disrupted, damaged, or destroyed. If the cyber-attack is successful, cybercriminals will be able to steal financial information such as bank account numbers, payment card information, causing significant damage to the organization as well as a potential loss of millions of dollars. Let’s take a look at how store employees, managers, and supervisors may safeguard their business against physical cyber-attacks.
This course has the following objectives:
- Define a physical cyber-attack
- Identify employee responsibilities in physical security
- Describe IT policies that prevent physical cyber-attacks
- List physical security countermeasures
Course Duration: 10m
Cybersecurity 2 – Physical Cyber – Attacks

Illustration of blocks moving, a ladder and a magnifying glass.
A physical cyber-attack causes computer hardware or data availability to be disrupted, damaged, or destroyed. If the cyber-attack is successful, cybercriminals will be able to steal financial information such as bank account numbers, payment card information, causing significant damage to the organization as well as a potential loss of millions of dollars. Let’s take a look at how store employees, managers, and supervisors may safeguard their business against physical cyber-attacks.
This course has the following objectives:
- Define a physical cyber-attack
- Identify employee responsibilities in physical security
- Describe IT policies that prevent physical cyber-attacks
- List physical security countermeasures
Course Duration: 10m