Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
- Basic knowledge of using email in a workplace setting is all you need to get started.
- No prior cybersecurity knowledge or technical background required.
Barracuda Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand current email security threats and their impact on organizations.
- Identify phishing, spear phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and impersonation attacks.
- Recognize Barracuda’s 13 major email threat categories, including spam, malware, BEC, conversation hijacking, and account takeover.
- Identify QR-code phishing (quishing) in emails and attachments and know how to report it.
- Understand Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) and adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks that can bypass MFA.
- Identify warning signs in potentially malicious HTML files, PDFs, and Microsoft 365 documents.
- Detect suspicious links and apply safe browsing practices to reduce credential theft risks.
- Recognize account takeover indicators, including unusual login activity and unexpected inbox rule changes.
- Recognize social engineering and AI-generated phishing lures that exploit urgency, authority, and brand trust.
- Use security awareness simulation results, such as click rates, to improve security behavior.
- Apply email security awareness practices that support organizational security and compliance requirements.
What Will You Learn in This Barracuda Training?
- Barracuda Platform Overview
- Barracuda Product Portfolio
- Email Security Management
- Spam and Phishing Protection
- Malware and Ransomware Defense
- Firewall Configuration
- VPN Configuration
- Secure Remote Access
- Web Security and Web Filtering
- Web Application Protection
- Network Security Policies
- Threat Detection and Monitoring
- Security Logging and Reporting
- Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Barracuda Cloud Security
- System Administration
- Policy Management
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Integration with Enterprise Environments
