Unit 4

Overview

Unit 4 explores the fundamentals of privacy and cybersecurity. It examines technological risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, While learning practical strategies to mitigate them. 

Major Topics

Digital privacy 

• focuses on managing data visibility to prevent unauthorized access, tracking, and exploitation by companies, hackers, or governments. https://gemini.google.com/ 

Cybersecurity 

• the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, devices, and data from digital attacks, unauthorized access, and damage. https://gemini.google.com/ 

Terms and concepts

• Digital Privacy

• Encryption

• VPN

• Privacy Policy

• Malware

• Social Engineering

• Phishing

• Ransomware

Lessons Learned

The lessons I learned in this unit focused mainly on how I digest the online world.  I had been aware of terms like ransomware and phishing before but I wasn't exactly sure what they meant or how i could fall victim to them. I was made to take Sim-path's that helped me decipher the definitions of harmful online security scams and what actions I should take to avoid being harmed by them.

(example of one of the sim-paths below)