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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Mastercard. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

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Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 1-2 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Mastercard. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Mastercard. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

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Welcome to Mastercard’s Cybersecurity Virtual Experience Program! We are so excited to have you here!

As the world of electronic payments grows, so do we. And we want you to grow with us. Mastercard is part of the NY CEO Jobs Council - a consortium of 30 large NYC employers who are committed to employing 100,000 youth from underserved communities over the next decade. The CEOs of these companies have made a personal pledge to the initiative.

In this virtual experience, you will have the opportunity to build skills and learn what it’s like to work as a Security Analyst at Mastercard. Specifically, you’ll help design a phishing email simulation for the Security Awareness team. You will learn that cyber threats come in many different forms and that you don’t need a technical background to help keep a company and its employees safe from threats.

We hope this program provides a great resource for you to up-skill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career in cybersecurity!

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Cybersecurity

Technical Security Awareness

Problem Solving

Design Thinking

Communication

Security Awareness Training

Data Analysis

Data Presentation

Strategy

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Mastercard. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Design a phishing email simulation

30-60 mins

Introductory

Craft a phishing email simulation to be used to raise awareness of one of the most common threats organizations today face.

What you'll learn

What threat phishing presents to an organization
What different types of phishing emails look like
How Mastercard prevents and mitigates phishing threats

What you'll do

Examine an obvious fake email and make it more believable

Reviews

Over 36100

5 Star Reviews

"Having to create a security awareness slide for the teams susceptible to phishig attack was surreal. It shows that indeed, people are the weakest link and thus, constant training should be done to close all gaps. Thank you mastercard for this hands-on practical."-- Student from University of Uyo

"The practical aspect. Creating the fake phishing email to test and evaluate the employees and developing awareness training to help reduce risk was good practical demonstration. Love it! ❤️"-- Student from My institution is not listed

"This program is one of the best hands-on practical cybersecurity virtual programs I have enrolled. The practical exercises are real-life job scenarios and they compel and motivate me to keep on with the program."-- Student from My institution is not listed

"Master card Program gives must likely to practical knowledge about Security Awareness. and after completing it you will be confident about skills that you gain."-- Student from University of East London

"Hands on real world scenarios maked the learning engaging. it was simple , information properly documented . i enjoyed the platform"-- Student from University of Westminster

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