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Cybersecurity: Staying Safe Online & Security Fundamentals

Cybersecurity: Staying Safe Online & Security Fundamentals

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This course is designed to help individuals and small business owners understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity and learn practical strategies for staying safe online. Participants will gain the knowledge and confidence needed to recognize threats, protect personal and business data, and adopt secure digital habits in an increasingly connected world.

Course Content

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Pre-Test

What is Cybersecurity and Why it Matters
Cybersecurity is simply the way you protect your business from online harm. When you run a small business, your phone, laptop, email, and social media accounts hold valuable information—customer details, payments, and private messages. Hackers and scammers target small businesses because they know people are busy and often unprotected. This lesson gives you the foundation: what online safety really means, what threats look like, and why a few simple habits can save your business time, money, and stress.

Creating Strong Passwords

Why Each Account Needs Its Own Password

Recognizing Scams & Phishing Attempts

Protecting Devices and Wi-Fi
This unit strengthens your daily protection habits so that your business stays safe even when scammers become more sophisticated. These skills create an extra shield around your accounts and help you react quickly when something looks wrong.

Securing Your Business Data
Your business runs on information — customer details, sales records, inventory, contracts, and more. If that information is lost, stolen, or shared with the wrong person, it can damage your finances and your reputation. This unit focuses on two big skills: Protecting the information you keep Making sure you can recover it if something goes wrong

Advanced Everyday Protection
This unit strengthens your daily protection habits so that your business stays safe even when scammers become more sophisticated. These skills create an extra shield around your accounts and help you react quickly when something looks wrong.

Final Exam

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