We keep hearing about bigger and badder IT security threats. But there is good news: With simple, practical, and modern techniques, you can give yourself an excellent chance to escape harm from hackers. This on-demand course, geared towards individuals, will help you learn five steps to protect yourself and your ability to serve the people you serve.

Security 101, geared towards individuals, will help you learn five steps to protect yourself and your ability to serve the people you serve. You will learn:

· How to inventory systems where you have data and make sure you have backups

· How to run key updates

· How to get and use a password manager

· How to audit access to your applications

· How to make sure you actually put all these things into practice

By the end of this course, you will know how to be a “human firewall,” capable of protecting your own information.

About the CourseThis on-demand course offers self-paced content for the beginner. This can include videos, self-assessments, activities, checklists, links to external resources, handouts, live events and quizzes. All course content is available for at least one year, or until the course content is no longer relevant. Live events are always recorded and archived in the course for you to access at your convenience.

You can gain TechPoints by accessing and interacting with course content such as watching a video, completing an evaluation and clicking on links.

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