Barracuda Security Awareness Training

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