Everyday cyber security for people who are not IT staff: passwords, two-step verification, updates, devices, Wi-Fi, file sharing, backups, AI tools and reporting.
A password on a sticky note. A phone left on a bus. A roster pasted into a chatbot. Most cyber security at work comes down to small daily habits, and you do not need to be technical or have an IT department to get them right. This course covers those habits in plain language, using guidance from New Zealand's National Cyber Security Centre.
You can study and sit the assessment free, with no account. Own Your Online also offers free guides and assessment tools, linked on this page, and you may prefer them. Pay only if you pass and want our certificate.
If you go straight to the assessment without completing the modules, your certificate is titled Certificate of Knowledge Assessment, because that is what it records.
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Start with your manager or the owner, and find out who set up your email and router. Own Your Online has free guides and an assessment tool for small businesses. If something has gone wrong, NCSC's reporting tool is open to small to medium businesses, with a free phone line for help using it.
That depends on your workplace, so ask first. If it is allowed, keep the phone updated, use a strong passcode and do not hand it to others while work accounts are open. The third lesson covers this.
Ask what your workplace allows. Whatever the answer, keep personal information out of public tools and check everything they write. The fourth lesson explains why.
Own Your Online is run by NCSC, and its guides go into more detail on each topic. This course puts the everyday basics in one place, adds questions to test yourself and offers an optional paid certificate if you pass and want one. Use whichever suits you.
No. It covers what one worker can do day to day. Your workplace's systems, settings and rules still need someone to look after them, such as the owner or an IT provider.
Ask them first. Each employer decides what training it accepts. This is awareness training, not a qualification. The optional paid certificate shows that you passed this assessment, and anyone can check it on our verification page.
The lessons are original summaries of these sources. For your own situation, the source is what counts.
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