🔐 Cybersecurity Awareness

Recognize phishing and social engineering, build strong passphrases and use multi-factor authentication, keep safe email, web and USB habits, protect data with everyday controls, understand ransomware and report a suspected incident fast — aligned to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and ISO/IEC 27001. It maps to NIST CSF / ISO 27001 — security awareness. The course is organized into 7 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• Phishing & social engineering — how to spot them
• Strong passphrases & multi-factor authentication
• Safe email, web, Wi-Fi & USB habits
• Protecting data: classification, clean desk, screen lock & patching
• Malware, ransomware & the value of backups
• Reporting an incident FAST & the NIST CSF lifecycle
• Thinking in risk: likelihood × impact & the security mindset

Learning objectives

• Spot phishing, smishing, vishing and social-engineering red flags
• Build long, unique passphrases and enable phishing-resistant MFA
• Keep safe email, web, Wi-Fi and USB habits
• Protect data: clean desk, screen lock, data classification, prompt patching
• Understand ransomware and the role of backups (3-2-1 rule)
• Report a suspected incident FAST using the NIST CSF lifecycle
• Know your legal duties: GDPR 72-hour breach notification