Cybersecurity basics for everyone
Completed by John Zachary Salazar
December 16, 2025
5 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
The threats you will encounter on the Internet and some measures to mitigate them.
The concepts of hacker, malware, worm, trojan, computer virus, and their types.
The different techniques of social engineering.
Best practices for managing your passwords and practical tips for improving your computer security.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Personally Identifiable Information
- Category: Cybersecurity
- Category: Cyber Attacks
- Category: Human Factors (Security)
- Category: Authentications
- Category: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Category: Multi-Factor Authentication
- Category: Cryptography
- Category: Security Awareness
- Category: Exploitation techniques
- Category: Malware Protection
- Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
