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Securing Data in Transit
Protect sensitive data on the move with practical tools and habits that reduce risk and ensure safe digital communication.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 19 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 6 chapters · 19 Lessons · 56m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
In this Securing Data in Transit course, you’ll learn how to protect sensitive data as it moves between systems and networks. You’ll discover how to apply encryption, use secure communication tools, and follow best practices for mobile, remote, and cloud-based transfers.
You’ll explore how data in transit differs from other types of data and why it’s often the most vulnerable. You’ll learn how to secure email and file transfers using tools like VPNs, TLS, and SFTP. The course also covers threats such as spoofing, eavesdropping, and session hijacking, and shows how to defend against them with technical tools and strong user behavior.
You’ll also learn how to support data security in remote work and mobile environments, create effective policies, and monitor activity using detection systems. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to reduce risk and safeguard sensitive information across your organization.
What You'll Learn
- Identify the risks and common threats to data in transit, including spoofing, eavesdropping, and session hijacking
- Apply encryption and secure file transfer methods such as symmetric, asymmetric, and SSL/TLS in business settings
- Use secure tools and practices for email and mobile communication, including VPNs, encrypted email, and secure messaging applications
- Implement safe data sharing techniques for remote and cloud environments using SFTP and FTPS
- Create a data in transit security policy and apply best practices for protecting shared files
- Describe how policy, training, and monitoring improve data transmission security
Key Takeaways
- Data in transit differs from other types of data and is often the most vulnerable as it moves between systems and networks.
- Encryption methods such as symmetric, asymmetric, and SSL/TLS, along with tools like VPNs, TLS, and SFTP, help secure email and file transfers.
- Threats including spoofing, eavesdropping, and session hijacking can be defended against with technical tools and strong user behavior.
- Securing data in remote work and mobile environments requires specific best practices for mobile device security and remote protection.
- Regular audits, monitoring, and employee training and awareness programs strengthen data transmission security.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone responsible for protecting sensitive data as it moves between systems and networks, including those supporting data security in remote work and mobile environments across an organization.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers how data in transit differs from other data and why it is vulnerable, encryption methods (symmetric, asymmetric, SSL/TLS), VPNs, encrypted email and secure messaging, secure file transfer protocols like SFTP and FTPS, threats such as spoofing, eavesdropping, and session hijacking, remote and mobile security, security policies, audits, monitoring, and employee training.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will gain skills in end-to-end encryption, network data management protocol, remote technical support, and security controls.
How is the course structured?
The course includes lessons that progress from defining data in transit through threats, encryption, VPNs, secure email and file transfer, remote and mobile protection, security policy, audits, and employee training, with several Test Your Knowledge checkpoints along the way.
What will I be able to do by the end of the course?
By the end of the course, you will be prepared to reduce risk and safeguard sensitive information across your organization.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 1.0
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
