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Course Overview

In today's world, the rapid growth of green technologies has revolutionized industries by introducing sustainable and energy-efficient solutions. However, as these technologies become increasingly connected and digitalized, they also expose new vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cyber threats. Understanding both green tech and its intersection with cybersecurity is essential for professionals working in energy, tech, and sustainability sectors. This course introduces the fundamentals of green technology, its environmental impact, and the urgent need to secure these systems in an age where cyberattacks are evolving rapidly.  

This course begins with an overview of the green tech era, commonly used devices, and how they help conserve critical resources like time, energy, and bandwidth. It then shifts focus to the increasing rise of cyber threats, including common vulnerabilities and use cases, highlighting best practices for cyber hygiene. Learners explore how green tech and cybersecurity intersect—examining real-world incidents, the role of startups, and security strategies. The course also delves into major cyberattacks on energy systems, disaster recovery plans, and active approaches to building resilience. Finally, it presents global and EU-driven green and cybersecurity investment initiatives, followed by a comprehensive recap tying all concepts together.  

This course equips learners with the knowledge to assess and protect green technologies, emphasizing proactive security strategies and sustainable practices for a safer digital and environmental future.

What You Will Learn

  • The main trends in cybersecurity and how is the situation nowadays.
  • What we mean for green tech and what are the entry points for vulnerabilities.
  • Concrete examples (use cases) of cyber attacks in the green tech environment (ie. Florida issuing cyber attacks to water treating plant).
  • How companies should avoid this emerging 'bad' trend.
  • How companies could apply a correct communication strategy to communicate possible issue to their customers and stakeholders.

Program Curriculum

  • Green Tech Era
  • Green Tech: The Most Common Devices
  • Time, Energy, Bandwidth: Resources to Be Saved
  • A Good Strategy to Solve Disaster
  • Final Effect on the Environment
  • Section Summary
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Cybersecurity and Vulnerabilities
  • Cybersecurity Most Popular Rises
  • Cybersecurity Entry Points
  • Cybersecurity Use Cases
  • Cybersecurity Best Practices
  • Section Summary
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Energy is the Next Frontier for Hacking Incidents
  • Cyber Could Become "The Great Showstopper"
  • Security Considerations as the Core for Companies
  • New Business and Startups Taking Care of Security
  • EU Point of View
  • Section Summary
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Example 1: Cyber-attack in Florida
  • Example 2: Attacks to Photovoltaic Systems
  • Example 3: Hackers’ Attack to Pipeline
  • Disaster Recovery and Cyber Recovery Plans to Protect Data
  • Sum up of the Most Common Attacks
  • Section Summary
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Companies’ Climate Transformation Plan
  • Building Resilience in Renewables
  • How Cybersecurity Can Protect a Company
  • The Importance of Energy Sector for the Global Growth
  • Be Aware Is the Keyword
  • Section Summary
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Projects in EU
  • EU Fund Investment
  • EU and Global Start-up Projects
  • U.S. Installation of Green Turbines
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan to Deal with Climate Disasters
  • Section Summary
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Overview of the Market - NASDAQ
  • The Spending in EU
  • Tech Target and Investments
  • Cyber Sec Investments for Organizations
  • Integrate Security into the Design Phase of Internet-connected Green Devices
  • Section Summary
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Green Tech and Cybersecurity Sum up
  • Connections Between the Two Fields
  • Recap List of the Use Cases to Remember
  • Recap List of Investments and Projects
  • Conclusions and Final Thanks
  • Chapter 8 Quiz
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Instructor

Feny Montesano

My name is Feny Montesano and I'm passionate about technology and communication, and innovative topic trends. After more than 10 years working for digital and tech companies, I have been dealing with different kind of technologies products, issues and had the chance to apply strategical communication plan to solve several issue. In the past months I dealt with several crisis communication strategies due to specific cyber attacks related to cloud and disaster recovery technologies. This led to deepen my competences and researches in the technology and data center areas aiming at understanding how to get a neutral carbon footprint and the lower environmental impact (for companies) and be aware of the nowadays situation in terms of cyberattacks and green technology.

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