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Cybersecurity awareness with AI risks 2026 + Exam
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Cybersecurity awareness with AI risks 2026 + Exam

Obtain information security / cybersecurity awareness certificate and present it to your employer
Created byMartins Gills
Last updated 6/2026
English
Arabic [Auto],English

What you'll learn

  • Protect their personal and company data from the hacking
  • Spot the social engineering attacks
  • Define and manage secure passwords
  • Keep the data safe from the accidental loss
  • Learn about cybersecurity
  • Learn about the information security

Course content

2 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 4m total length

  • Welcome!1:33
  • What is cybersecurity?5:17
  • What could go wrong?5:39

    Explore how cyber attacks can steal or alter data, cause financial loss, and destroy information. Learn why backups and awareness protect employees from botnet-driven threats.

  • Good and bad passwords10:01

    Discover why passwords matter, identify common bad passwords and reuse risks, and learn to craft ten-symbol long passwords with digits, mixed case, and special symbols, plus enable two-factor authentication.

  • Using passowords9:16

    Use unique, complex passwords for every account and rely on password management apps with two-factor authentication. Do not share or reuse passwords, and avoid public computers.

  • Storing and sharing the company data12:09

    Learn proper storage and secure sharing of company data, including separating work and personal clouds and minimizing data exposure. Apply encryption for external transfers and consider legal and non-disclosure requirements.

  • Four classification levels8:58
  • Backups3:03
  • Social engineering12:44
  • Automated attacks5:20

    Examine automated attacks and malware types like ransomware, spyware, adware, and botnets, plus DDoS techniques. Discover defenses such as frequent backups and reporting infections to IT to protect data.

  • AI and cybersecurity4:13

    Assess safe use of artificial intelligence in the workplace by evaluating data privacy risks, confirming organization approved tools, and recognizing AI-generated scams and fake content.

  • At the office5:46
  • Specifics of the remote work7:56

    Learn secure remote work practices, including securing wifi with a password, using VPN for corporate data, avoiding public networks, and keeping separate work and personal devices.

  • Use of social networks9:39

    Protect yourself and your organization by understanding how social networks reveal personal data to attackers. Learn practical steps to spot phishing, scams, and social engineering, and avoid sharing confidential information.

  • Software on computers and smartphones9:45
  • Additional AI risks11:36

    Explore how AI-powered phishing and social engineering exploit personal data, deepfakes, and fake websites, and learn practical steps to verify sources and protect credentials.

  • Optional - Preview of the Merrick Kestrel's "The Click Trap"0:47

    Similar guidance on infosecurity / cybersecurity risks through practical daily stories is given in Merrick Kestrel's book "The Click Trap" (can be found on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Click-Trap-Real-Life-Stories-Everyday/dp/B0H136LM82 ). With author's permission please find here some chapters from the book - see attached PDF file. This is optional for your passing the exam. I hope you find useful this new entertaining security guide book.

  • End notes0:44

    Please save for your reference the provided one-pager with the key security awareness practices.

Requirements

  • Basic skills of computer usage
  • No programming or system administration knowledge required

Description

Covers the most important security topics of 2026 in 2 hours. And get certified!


Requirements

  • Interest to protect your data and the data of your company

  • No prior knowledge in areas of information security or cybersecurity

  • Ready to learn something new


Description

We regularly see news about the data leaks, hacking attacks and money being lost for the businesses. It might be that you are a bit scared of what happens in the internet. For sure, you want to feel safer with the services you use. This course will provide you with the understanding about the most common attacks and risks originating from the internet, and will give practical advice on how to protect yourself.

The course provides tips for security in remote work and at the office, it provides tips for secure work with your home computer and the office computer. The global pandemic transferred us to work-from-home mode. The two years with this remote mode have shown the need to adapt certain security requirements, and it also makes you as an employee more responsible for the proper security balance between the work and personal activities.

After the lectures you will be able to spot the phishing e-mails and you will be able to avoid disclosing confidential information. Sometimes we think that using one certain IT brand serves as a guarantee against the attacks. Actually, threats are equal both for Mac and Windows computers, as well as both for iOS and Android phones. This course gives advice for security in various environments.

This course is intended for office workers, beginners in the professional use of IT systems, internet users for personal needs and anyone curious about security.

At the end of lectures there is an exam with 15 multiple choice questions. By answering those questions you will get the Certificate of Completion which is enough to be compliant with most regulations requiring the security awareness training (e.g. for ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOX, COBIT, PCI DSS).

Instructor speaks with Northern European accent. Slow pace, but with a great content.

Who this course is for:

  • Office employees
  • Anyone interested to gain the insight into information security
  • Employees looking for information security certificate
  • Accountants
  • Developers
  • Managers
  • Sales persons

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