Staying Safe Online in 2024 in less than 30 MINUTES

Name: Staying Safe Online in 2024 in less than 30 MINUTES
Rating: 3.8 (9 reviews)

Learn how to stay safe online (email, phone, google/websites)

Created byDhanush Tella

Last updated 11/2024

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

How to stay safe online
The variety of scams and spam online
How to avoid these threats
How to deal with Viruses

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 33m total length

Introduction1:49
Learn to spot spam and scams in emails, calls, and websites, use safe browsing practices, avoid pop-ups and viruses, and choose reliable virus checkers for ongoing digital safety.
Email Safety and Common Scams7:45
Identify email scams and spam, recognize non-personalized messages, understand viruses, and regularly check spam folders to stay safe online.
Phone Safety2:22
Identify scam calls by recognizing unknown numbers labeled scam likely and avoid sharing information. Verify claims with trusted contact methods; most major companies rarely call customers.
Website Saftey4:39
Learn to avoid sketchy websites and pop-ups that install viruses, and use virus checkers like Windows Defender or McAfee with weekly or daily scans.
Virus Checkers1:52
Learn how virus checkers defend against malware by scanning and removing viruses, using Windows Defender or McAfee, and scheduling regular scans while avoiding malicious links.
Overall Recap14:47
Stay safe online by spotting email spam and scams, avoiding phone scams and sketchy websites, and using antivirus scans like Windows Defender to remove viruses.
Conclusion0:04

Requirements

Have a computer and google chrome install
Have a phone and experience using a phone

Description

You will learn how to access any information and website without the danger of viruses and spam. This course also discusses how to stay safe online on a variety of platforms so that no matter where you are on the internet, you will always be safe. This course takes up to date threats and examples to give you the best measures to stay safe online. This course is for anyone who wants to be safer and wants to avoid any conflict that may arise when on the internet. Specifically in this course, here is what we will discuss:

1. Spam and common forms of spam

2. Scams on email and what to do in order to tell and avoid if an email is a scam

3. Scams on phone and how to avoid them

4. Viruses and Scams on Websites and how to avoid them with case study

This course is only 15 minutes long because I wanted to condense the most important information and help you gain intuition on scams in general quickly. I also wanted this course to be easier to access and finish, hence why this course is also free. If you do not like this course, you do not need to finish it and you will not lose anything. Overall, no matter who you are, you will benefit from this short course. See you in the Course!

Who this course is for:

Computer Users, Computer Literacy Learners, Cybersecurity