AWR-421 Demystifying Cyber Attacks

📅 Nov. 3, 2026  |  ⏰ 8 a.m.–5 p.m.  | 💲Free  | 📍 National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

 

Learn how cyber attacks unfold—and how they can be disrupted—in this free, eight-hour, instructor-led course designed for participants without a technical cybersecurity background.

Through discussions, prerecorded demonstrations and live attack examples, participants will explore common cyber threats and the methods cyber criminals use to exploit systems. The course introduces the Cyber Kill Chain framework, explains the stages of an attack and identifies opportunities to mitigate and respond to threats throughout the attack lifecycle.
 

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify cyber actors and common threat vectors

  • Explain how common cyber attacks are conducted

  • Identify strategies for mitigating and disrupting cyber attacks
     

Who Should Attend

The course is intended for nontechnical:

  • Federal, state, local, regional, tribal and territorial government officials

  • Business leaders and managers

  • Public- and private-sector employees interested in improving their organization’s cybersecurity

No previous cybersecurity training or technical experience is required.
 

Course Requirements

Participants must:

  • Be U.S. citizens

  • Obtain a FEMA Student Identification number before registering

  • Bring an internet-connected device

  • Bring any training materials provided before the course

A FEMA SID can be obtained through the FEMA Student Identification System.
 

Registration

There is no cost to participate, but advance registration is required. The course is limited to 40 participants and must have at least 25 registrants by Oct. 8, 2026, to proceed.

Register for AWR-421

Advance registration is required by Oct. 8. Enrollment is limited to 40 participants.

This program is supported in part by the Air Force Museum Foundation (federal endorsement not implied).

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