Cybersecurity Basics
Most attacks on ordinary people and small companies are not clever. They use a reused password, a convincing email or a laptop that was never updated. This course shows you how those attacks work and how to close the doors one by one: strong passwords and a password manager, multi-factor authentication, spotting phishing and scams, securing phones and laptops, backups that really restore, a safer home or office network, and simple rules for a small team. It ends with a written security plan and a first-hour checklist for when something goes wrong.
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What you will be able to do
- Set up a password manager and multi-factor login on your important accounts
- Recognise phishing emails, fake invoices and phone scams before you click
- Secure your devices and keep backups you have actually tested
- Follow a written plan, including what to do in the first hour after an incident
Who this course is for
- Anyone who wants to stop worrying about being hacked and do something about it
- Small business owners and office managers responsible for a few laptops and accounts
- Beginners curious about security who want solid foundations first
The 8 lessons
In a deliberate order. Each lesson explains one topic in plain language, gives you a template or a table you can use, and ends with a short assignment on your own work.
- 01
How attacks really happen, and how to use this course
You will understand the few ways ordinary people and small businesses actually get attacked, the legal line you must never cross, and how to work through this course.
- 02
Passwords done right: length, managers and passkeys
You will be able to create a strong passphrase, stop reusing passwords with a password manager, start using passkeys and check whether your email appeared in a known breach.
- 03
Multi-factor authentication and account recovery
You will be able to turn on the strongest second factor each account offers, reduce your SIM swap risk and set up recovery options that let you back in without letting criminals in.
- 04
Phishing, scams and social engineering
You will be able to check a sender address and a link in seconds, recognize the pressure tricks behind most scams, verify requests through a second channel and know where to report.
- 05
Securing your devices and backing up properly
You will be able to check updates, screen lock, encryption, built-in protection and app permissions on each device, prepare for loss or theft, and run a 3-2-1 backup with a tested restore.
- 06
Securing your home and small office network
You will be able to secure your router and Wi-Fi settings, separate guests and smart devices, use public Wi-Fi sensibly and judge what a VPN can and cannot do for you.
- 07
Security basics for a small business
You will be able to build an inventory of accounts and devices, apply least privilege, handle joiners and leavers safely, ask vendors the right questions and follow an incident response checklist.
- 08
Your security plan and the first hour after an incident
You will have a written personal and small-business security plan with a review routine, and know what to do in the first hour if an account is hacked, a device is lost or ransomware hits.
What is included
- 8 complete written lessons, about 113 minutes of reading in total
- 8 templates, checklists and plans in clear tables
- A practical assignment at the end of every lesson
- A written plan or template to keep in the final lesson
- Printable, or save any lesson as PDF
- Progress tracking in your library
- Lifetime access, including future updates
How you receive it
Right after payment you see your access button, and the same personal link is emailed to you. Open it on any device to read every lesson. There is no account and no password to remember.
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Education, not professional advice. Our courses are general education in written form. They do not give legal, tax, financial or other professional advice, do not lead to an accredited certificate and do not guarantee any job, income or result. Read the educational disclaimer.
Want all five courses?
The Complete Library includes this course and the other four, 40 lessons in all, for $147. That saves $88 against buying them one by one.
