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New Course: Cybersecurity for Seniors
Our computer and internet safety course, Cybersecurity for Seniors, is specifically designed for mature adults who have limited computer skills but want to build basic cybersecurity knowledge. The course is offered online and is self-guided so students can complete the course at their own leisure and on their own schedule.
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New Course: Cybersecurity for Seniors
This computer and internet safety course is specifically designed for seniors. Students learn tricks hackers and fraudster use to hack and rob their victims, and how to better defend and protect their technology and online accounts. The course educates students on fraud scams that most impact seniors, like Social Security scams and Financial Advisor Abuse.
What to do after a Data Breach
Do you know what steps to take after you’re notified that your data was exposed in a breach?
Hate to break it to you, but if you haven’t already been involved in a data breach, you will be involved in a breach at some point in your life. It is nearly impossible to exist in modern society without leaving a digital trace. It’s important to know how to recover after notificaiton.
Personal Data
Exposed
Was your personal data leaked in the National Public Data breach?
A hacker posted a database on the dark web that contained 2.9 billion records on U.S. citizens. The database also contained millions of people’s first and last names, three decades of their address history and 272 million unique Social Security numbers. There is a chance that your data was exposed.
New Course: Cybersecurity for Seniors
This computer and internet safety course is specifically designed for seniors. Students learn tricks hackers and fraudster use to hack and rob their victims, and how to better defend and protect their technology and online accounts. The course educates students on fraud scams that most impact seniors, like Social Security scams and Financial Advisor Abuse.