Cybersecurity & Digital Safety

This unit focuses on cybersecurity and staying safe online. it covers real life cyber threats, security awareness and ways you protect personal information while using coputers and the internet.

Main topics 

• Cybersecurity Training

• Cybersecurity in the News

• Online Threats & Attacks

• Digital Privacy

• Personal Security Practices

Key Points 

• Cybersecurity helps keep personal and private information safe.

• Online threats such as phishing, malware and hackers are very common.

• Security training teaches people how to recognize and avoid dangers online.

• New stories provide real examples of cyber attacks happening today

• Staying alert and making smart choices online can help prevent security problems.

Important Terms

• Encryption: Encryption changes information into coded data so unauthorized people cannot access it.

• Digital Privacy: Digital Privacy means keeping personal information safe online and controlling how it collected and shared 

• VPN: A VPN creates a private and secure internet connection to protect user information and privacy 

• Privacy Policy: A private policy explains how a website gathers, uses and protects user data.

• Ransomware: Ransomware is malware that locks or blocks data and demands maoney to unlock it. 

• Phishing: Phishing is a scam where attackers act trustworthy to steal personal information from users. 

• Social Engineering:  Social Engineering is when someone manipulates people into sharing private information 

• Malware: Malware is harmful software made to damage devices, networks or information