Protecting Information (Physical Risks)
Understand how physical security practices protect sensitive information — from clean desk policies and secure document handling to visitor management and physical access controls.
Information security isn’t just about digital threats. This module focuses on the physical risks that can lead to data breaches — from leaving sensitive documents unattended to allowing unauthorised access to restricted areas.
You will learn practical physical security measures every employee can adopt to protect their organisation’s information assets, including clean desk policies, secure printing, and how to handle confidential documents safely.
- The physical risks that can lead to information breaches
- Clean desk and clear screen policies
- How to handle, store and dispose of confidential documents securely
- Physical access controls and visitor management
- How to report physical security concerns
- Common mistakes that expose organisations to physical information risks
- All employees who handle physical or printed information
- Anyone working in an office, hybrid or remote environment
- Managers responsible for information security policies
- Organisations working towards ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials
- ~30 minutes of content
- 180-day access
- Study on any device
- Certificate on completion
- Unlimited quiz retakes
- 100% pass guarantee
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