
You will learn what the meaning of Cybersecurity is and this course is about.
The purpose of this course is to help you understand how to protect the personal data, you have recorded on your computers, laptops and mobile devices.
Short statistics about cyber-attacks.
Explore how social engineering uses psychological manipulation to trick users into revealing information or granting access, and learn common forms like baiting, scareware, pretexting, and phishing.
Install software updates and patches promptly, as official updates are safe and mitigate about 85 percent of attacks, serving as the first line of defense against malware and data breaches.
Enable device encryption using tools like BitLocker or FileVault to protect your data on phones, tablets, and laptops, ensuring the hard drive is unreadable without your encryption key.
Avoid public wifi, as insecure networks expose your device to unknown users and potential infection. Use mobile data as a hotspot and consider vpn for safer network activity.
Use only corporate approved software and devices to protect company information when working remotely. Avoid unapproved tools like Skype or Viber to prevent malware spread and risk to information security.
Backups, this is something we all should do, to protect our data. Not only from hackers but also unexpected hardware issues.
In this lecture, under resources, we have included free downloadable guides on how to backup your data for the most used operating systems on computers, laptops and mobile devices.
Adware displays ads and redirects your searches, collecting personal data to tailor advertisements. It can hijack browsers, slow devices, and be hard to remove.
Spyware installs on a target computer to steal sensitive information and browsing habits, sending data to threat actors through trojans, key loggers, and cookies.
Learn how computer viruses—malicious code that replicates, damages files, and slows systems—spread via email attachments, USB drives, and downloadable content, and why activation requires user action.
Discover how scareware lures users with full-screen pop-ups that claim viruses and data theft, coerce payment, and grant scammers remote access, with steps to close, restart, and report.
learn tips for online shopping to save money and stay safe, including recognizing secure sites, protecting personal data, checking terms, warranties, full costs, and dispute steps for online auctions.
Discover wireless LAN concepts and WLAN advantages over wired LAN, including roaming, cost efficiency, and easy installation with access points. Understand how encryption strengthens security against sniffing.
Explore how phishing scams impersonate banks to trick you into revealing personal and financial information. Identify spearfishing, smishing, and vishing signs, and learn to ignore, report, or block these threats.
Understand how purses, wallets, and especially smartphones hold sensitive data, the risks of losing devices, and essential precautions like backups, data restoration, and basic security setup.
Learn to protect your devices and recognize cybersecurity threats. Apply cautious online habits and the human firewall to stop attackers from accessing personal information.
Do you know what is the biggest threat in Cyber Security? The humans, it is so obvious. It’s all of us. The majority of security britches are actually being driven through social engineering and human interaction. Because we individually and collectively, just not taking cybersecurity seriously. We don’t know how to prevent the risks, the threats and vulnerabilities that exist in our behaviors and habits. We don’t have enough knowledge and training. We don’t teach ourselves to behave correctly when we use computers and electronic devices.
We must be aware of the correct simple things we need to do. Like best practices and general cybersecurity simple rules. And when we don’t do this, we open our doors widely for unauthorized access to our personal information to anyone. If we just know how to not do silly things and do things that can lead to compromise. We are all going to be more secure.
This is what our course is all about. We will show how easy it is to follow just a few simple cybersecurity practices. That will keep your personal information safe from unauthorized access and will keep you away from troubles.
The purpose of this course is to help you understand how to protect the personal data you have recorded on your computers, laptops and mobile devices. You will understand what the best practices are. How simple it is to secure your devices. And how this can prevent attacks and make your devices more secure.
You will learn what Social Engineering is and how the hackers are using it. Why must you keep your software always updated. What is the advantage of using strong passwords and password managers? You will understand why it’s important to enable 2FA/MFA for all your accounts. Also, what is device encryption, why you need it and how it protects you. Why you should avoid using public Wi-Fi and how VPN can protect you.
Why you must use antivirus software, from what attacks it can protect you. How to be cautious and how to prevent data breaches of your personal data and identity.
We will explain you what Malware is and its types:
- Trojan Horse
- Adware
- Spyware
- Browser Hijacking
- Virus
- Worms
- Scareware
You will learn how to recognize phishing emails, how to browse safely, and communicate securely.
At the end of the course you will know how to protect your electronic devices. You know the meaning of the main cybersecurity threats and terminology and how to recognize them.
We have created a course for everyone who uses some kind of electronic device, uses the internet and wants to protect his personal data or learn more about the Cybersecurity threat.
The terminology is simply explained with interactive professional videos and examples.
Don’t wait, take this course and educate yourself. Educating yourself and others — is by far the most effective defense you can do against all faces of Cyber Attacks.
Start your Security Awareness training now. Take Cyber Security seriously.