Security
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,Cyber Security for Beginners
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What Cyber
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Beginners is all
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Welcome to the most practical cyber security course you’ll attend!
I’m Andra, and along with the Heimdal Security team, we’ll take you
on a wild ride in the universe of cyber security. We’ll check all the
important “sights” - no fluff, no detours, just the stuff you can
really use!
So I think you’ll agree with me when I say:
It’s REALLY difficult to try to cut through the noise and get just the
information you need when it comes to cyber security.
We know there’s waaay too much stuff online about the subject,
from really technical articles to big data breaches suffered by
Forbes Top 100 companies.
“So how can I find relevant, actionable advice?”, you may ask
I believe in curated content and its power to SAVE you TIME and
EFFORT by providing the right insights at the right moment.
So here’s what I want to do for you: provide a guide to help you
increase the security of your digital assets with as little hassle as
possible!
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Now it’s time to kick things off with an overview of the
action-packed lessons you’ll explore in this course:
1. Security 101: cover your basics in less than 1 hour Pag. 8
2. The 10 Internet Security Myths You Need to Forget Pag. 20
3. No more technical gibberish! Master basic security Pag. 35
terms in 20 minutes
4. Cyber criminals can steal your credentials in 2 Pag. 55
minutes. Here’s how to master your password
security.
5. How do I choose the best antivirus? We have just the Pag. 71
thing for you
6. Next-gen anti-hacking tools are here to protect Pag. 98
you (because antivirus is not enough)
7. Do you know about these security holes in your Pag. 109
system?
8. Stop procrastinating! Read this & Get your data to Pag. 117
safety
9. You need data encryption (even if you’re not a Pag. 125
security specialist)
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