Cyber Security First Steps: Privacy, Phishing, Social Engineering, Malware, Email Security, and Hackers.
About this course
A beginner level cyber security course that includes step-by-step explanations of basic online security along with follow-up quizzes and practice activities to ensure a solid learning for the course taker.
Designed by a Cyber Security expert with a PhD degree and premium Cybersecurity certifications, this course focuses on information security and awareness about it. It has been designed to make it extremely simple to learn how to secure yourself as well as your organisation against Cyber Threats and Hackers.
Watch our free sample videos to see how complex concepts are explained in a simple way!
Course Highlights:
- Cyber Threat Landscape: Dive deep into the world of cyber threats, understanding the most prevalent risks and vulnerabilities that individuals and organizations face today.
- Online Privacy: Learn how to safeguard your personal and sensitive information in the digital realm, mastering the art of online privacy protection.
- Phishing Prevention: Recognize, thwart, and report phishing attacks effectively, ensuring you never fall victim to deceptive online schemes.
- Password Management: Discover best practices for creating and managing strong, secure passwords to fortify your digital accounts against unauthorized access.
- Secure Browsing: Explore techniques for safe web browsing, recognizing malicious websites, and utilizing browser extensions for added protection.
- Social Engineering Awareness: Sharpen your defenses against social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information.
- Safe Email Practices: Develop skills to identify and respond to suspicious emails, safeguarding your inbox from malware and spam.
- Endpoint Security: Explore strategies to secure your devices, from computers to mobile devices, with antivirus software, firewalls, and regular updates.
What you’ll learn
- Learn how hackers exploit you through common social engineering attacks
- Learn how to spot and prevent social engineering attacks, including phishing emails
- Learn the most common online mistakes and how to avoid them
- Discover essential tips for selecting strong passwords and avoiding common mistakes to enhance your online security
- Learn how to protect your accounts, emails, and laptops from cyber threats
- Learn about cookies, third-party cookies, and how your online activity is tracked
- Learn how browser fingerprinting uniquely identifies you online
- Protect your privacy: Check if your online credentials have been leaked
- Discover the best practices for online safety and information security
- Get tips on how to keep your data safe and secure
Requirements
- No prior Cyber Security knowledge or experience required
- You must be passionate about protecting your privacy online, as well as protect your organisation from cyber attacks
Salient features include
- Step by step and easy to follow videos that don’t assume any prior knowledge
- Hands on practice activities to develop a deeper understanding of core concepts
- Quizzes at the end of each section to test knowledge about each area
- PhD instructor with 10+ years of industry experience as well as teaching experience
- CISSP certified instructor
- 30 day money-back guarantee
Who this course is for
- People curious about latest Cyber Security threats and interested in learning how to protect themselves and their organizations
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Logix Academy created this course. This course has 20,269 students and 3 hours on-demand video with 4.7 rating stars. After you enroll in this course, you will get access on mobile and TV Full lifetime access and get a certificate of complet
ion.