What You’ll Learn
Our course is divided into four modules, each focusing on a critical aspect of online safety:
1. Safeguarding Your Finances Online
2. Protecting Your Personal Information Online
3. Understanding How the Internet Can Facilitate Abuse
4. Engaging Safely with Online Communities
Module Highlights
Module 1: Safeguarding Your Finances Online
- Define: Understand the various tactics employed by cybercriminals to compromise your financial security. Learn about phishing and fraudulent websites.
- Discuss: Delve into real-life case studies of financial scams and discuss the common vulnerabilities that lead to financial loss.
- Defend: Equip yourself with practical strategies and tools to protect your financial assets and navigate online transactions safely.
Module 2: Protecting Your Personal Information
- Define: Uncover the types of personal information that cybercriminals target and the methods they use to obtain it.
- Discuss: Explore the consequences of personal data breaches and the impact they can have on your life. Learn to recognise and prevent these threats.
- Defend: Arm yourself with best practices for securing your personal information and maintaining your privacy. Understand the steps to take if your information is compromised.
Module 3: Understanding How the Internet Can Facilitate Abuse
- Define: Identify the various forms of online abuse, including cyberbullying, harassment, and exploitation. Learn about image-based abuse and how to protect yourself.
- Discuss: Examine the real-world impact of online abuse on individuals and communities. Understand the impact of family and domestic violence facilitated by technology.
- Defend: Develop a toolkit of resources and strategies to combat online abuse, protect yourself and others, and promote a safer online environment.
Module 4: Engaging Safely with Online Communities
- Define: Recognise the benefits and potential risks associated with participating in online communities. Learn how to build healthy online relationships.
- Discuss: Analyse case studies of both positive and negative online community experiences. Understand the risks of online dating and how to stay safe. Discuss the principles of respectful and safe engagement.
- Defend: Learn how to foster a positive online presence, identify and avoid toxic interactions, and protect children from online grooming and exploitation.
Each module is structured into three sections to help you remember how to keep yourself safe:
Define
Understand the issues and background knowledge.
Discuss
Learn how people use the internet against you, red flags, and local examples.
Defend
Discover how to protect yourself with profile settings, tips, techniques, and support services.
Why Enrol?
By participating in this course, you will:
- Stay Safe: Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from online threats.
- Gain Confidence: Feel more secure and confident in your online interactions.
- Empower Yourself: Take control of your digital presence and protect your personal information.
Ready to Get Started?
Don’t wait! Take the first step towards a safer online experience. Enrol now and empower yourself with the knowledge to navigate the digital world safely.
3 Key Cyber Safety Actions to Protect Yourself Online
Install all software updates to keep your devices secure
- Software updates fix weaknesses or gaps in your devices’ security.
- Installing regular updates will keep your devices secure and makes it harder for cybercriminals to access them.
- Turn on automatic updates so you are notified when an update is available, and be sure to install software updates when prompted.
Always set up multi-factor authentication
- Multi-factor authentication requires two or more proofs of identity to log in to your account.
- This could include using your password or passphrase, as well as an authentication code from an authenticator app, email or text.
- Multi-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security. This makes it harder for cybercriminals to access your online accounts, even if one of your accounts’ other authentication methods – such as a passphrase – has been compromised.
Use a unique and strong passphrase on every account
- A passphrase is a more secure version of a password.
- Strong passphrases should be over 15 characters long and use 4 or more random words.
- Use a different passphrase for each account. That way if one account’s passphrase is compromised, your other accounts remain secure.
Keeping Your Mob Safe Online
Help keep our mob safe online
We hear lots of stuff in the news these days about dodgy computer viruses and hackers stealing info. It can make you scared to do anything online! But there are some simple things you can do to keep your personal info and online accounts safe.
- Use unique and strong passphrases on every account
- Install all software updates regularly
- Always turn on multi-factor authentication
- Watch out for scams
- Know the dangers of public Wi-Fi
- Yarn with friends and family about how to stay secure online
- Check your privacy and location settings regularly
- Speak up about cyber attacks and hacks
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