Swaptop Cybersecurity Course

What you will learn

• 01 Setting up your new laptop safely

• 1 Intro: Why Cybersecurity Matters to Everyone
• 2 Set up your laptop safely when using it for the first time
• 3 What Swaptop secures for you
• 4 Install safe and reliable software
• 5 Quiz: Setting up your new laptop securely

• 02 Strong passwords and secure accounts

• 6 Why Passwords Are the Biggest Risk
• 7 What a strong password is (and what isn't)
• 8 Why you should never use the same password
• 9 Password managers
• 10 2-step verification (2FA)
• 11 Quiz: Strong Passwords & Secure Accounts

• 03 Recognizing phishing and online scams

• 12 What is Phishing?
• 13 How do you recognize suspicious emails and messages?
• 14 How to recognize fake websites
• 15 Practical examples of phishing
• 16 What to do when in doubt?
• 17 Quiz: Recognize phishing & online scams

• 04 Safe internet use & safe use of programs

• 18 Safe browsing: how to protect yourself online
• 19 Safe Download & Install
• 20 Keeping programs up to date
• 21 Recognize ads, pop-ups, and fake warnings
• 22 Browser settings and extensions
• 23 Quiz: Safe internet use & safe use of programs

• 05 Privacy & data security

• 24 What is privacy & why is it important?
• 25 Which personal data is sensitive?
• 26 Minimize data
• 27 Cookies, trackers & privacy settings
• 28 Safe use of social media
• 29 What is a data breach? And what should you do in the event of one?
• 30 Quiz: Privacy and Data Security

• 06 What to do if something does go wrong

• 31 First steps when you think you've been hacked
• 32 What to do if you clicked on a phishing link
• 33 What to do if you have a virus or experience strange behavior on your laptop
• 34 How to Safely Reset Passwords and Recover Accounts
• 35 Check for abuse
• 36 Get help
• 37 Quiz: What to do if something does go wrong

• 07 Final quiz

• 38 Final quiz