Ransomware: The First Hour
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Recognise a ransomware attack, take the first safe actions, avoid the instincts that make it worse, and know who decides about paying and reporting.
- Assign to
- All staff
- Duration
- 23 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Recognise the signs of a ransomware attack.
- Take the first safe actions: isolate it, don’t power off unless told to, call IT.
- Avoid the instincts that make it worse.
- Know who decides about paying and reporting, and why.
The course
- 01How it works
- 02The first hour
- 03What happens next
The decision they practise
In “Tomasz arrives”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “How it spreads” and “Why paying rarely ends it”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS)
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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