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Digital & Computing
Free resources for a safer online experience
Safer Internet Day is celebrated on 11 February, and Cyber Security Awareness Month takes place in October. To mark these events, we've pulled together some of our top FREE courses on cyber security, interactives on safe sharing and cyberbullying, and resources on keeping your money safe from scams.
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Ministry of Sharing: Are you a safe sharer?
Are you a model citizen or a menace to society when it comes to divulging personal details? Take the test from the Ministry of Sharing and find out whether you share too much information.
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Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)
This free course, Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST), will help you to understand online security and start to protect your digital life, whether at home or work. You will learn how to recognise the threats that could harm you online and the steps you can take to reduce the chances that they will happen to you.
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Introducing computing and IT
Explore how computing and IT shape our digital world with this free introductory course. Learn how computers work, how data is stored and deleted, and why online safety and data security matter while gaining a deeper understanding of how technology influences the way we live and think.
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Learning from major cyber security incidents
As a society, we are now almost always connected to the internet and rely on it for many different day-to-day activities. However, this dependency on the internet can make us vulnerable to attacks.
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Embarking on a career in cyber security
Are you interested in a career in cyber security? Find out what career paths you can take here.
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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online
Protect your digital life with this free course introducing the essentials of cyber security. Learn how to spot online threats, keep your information safe and understand key topics like malware, network security and identity theft — helping you stay secure at home, at work, and beyond.
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Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one
The innocent blinking lights on your router in the corner might not be so innocent after all...
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How you can be more secure than the President
To keep your digital world protected, you don't need to build a border wall - just follow some good security housekeeping advice
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Getting started with a Password Manager
Overwhelmed by having 12,345 different passwords? Time to get in a manager...
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Avoid being held to ransom by SamSam
The city of Atlanta was shut down by a ransomware attack - what should you do to avoid being a victim of similar attacks?
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Hacking under your skin?
A Belgian research team have discovered a way to hack into medical implants.