What you'll learn:
- Spot AI-powered phishing emails and texts — even flawless ones — with a simple 4-point check
- Recognise deepfake voice and video scams, and verify who you're really dealing with
- Use AI tools without leaking your personal — or your company's — confidential data
- Create strong, unique passwords and set up password managers, MFA, and passkeys
- Be able to identify and avoid phishing emails and SMS, as well as common scams such as gift card and tech support scams.
- Defend against malware and ransomware — and stay un-extortable with backups
- Secure your phone and block SIM-swapping attacks
- Browse, shop, and bank safely, and read any web address to dodge fake sites
- Lock down your home Wi-Fi and use a VPN the right way (and avoid free ones that sell your data)
- Learn about the importance of securing your mobile device and how to do so.
- Protect both your own information and your organisation's data as a human firewall
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
Most cyberattacks don't begin with sophisticated hacking. They begin when someone trusts the wrong message and makes a single click — and in the age of AI, the bait has never been more convincing.
AI can now write flawless phishing emails, clone a voice from seconds of audio, and generate realistic video calls. The old advice — "look for bad grammar" — no longer works.
This is practical cyber security awareness training built for employees, teams, and anyone who handles information at work or at home. Thousands of students have already taken this course — no technical background required.
Across concise, real-world lessons you'll build one habit that defeats most scams and social engineering attacks:
Pause · Verify · Act
What you'll learn
Create strong passphrases and use password managers effectively
Protect accounts with MFA and modern passkeys
Detect phishing, business email compromise, and AI-generated scams
Recognize deepfake voice and video fraud
Browse, shop, and bank online safely
Avoid malware, ransomware, and fake websites
Secure your phone and defend against SIM-swapping attacks
Lock down your home Wi-Fi and use VPNs correctly
Use AI tools at work without exposing sensitive information
Know exactly what to do — and who to tell — when something goes wrong
What's included
26 focused lessons you can finish in a single sitting
8 knowledge-check quizzes
A downloadable Cybersecurity Action Toolkit with checklists for every section
A full section on AI, deepfakes, and emerging threats — updated as the threat landscape changes
Certificate of completion
Who this course is for
Employees and remote or hybrid workers who handle company information
Teams and organizations rolling out security awareness training
Managers who want their people to recognize threats before they cause damage
Beginners with no cybersecurity experience
Families and individuals who want to stay safe online
About your instructor
I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science and the CISSP, CISM, and PMP certifications, with over 20 years working in IT and cybersecurity and more than 12 years teaching cybersecurity at the master's level. This course distills what actually works — the same guidance I give the professionals and graduate students I train.
You'll examine attacks that cost organizations millions, learn why intelligent people still fall for scams, and build habits that keep working as technology evolves.
By the end of this cyber security awareness course, you won't just understand today's threats — you'll have the confidence and practical skills to protect yourself, your family, and your organization in an increasingly AI-driven world.
