security-awareness.md

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An introduction to security awareness; why its important, the impact of being attacked, different threat actors and basic account security.

🖥 Security Awareness

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Room Attributes	Value
Subscription Required	False [Free]
Type	Walkthrough
Difficulty	Info
Tags	Security Awareness, Data Breaches, Account Security, Cyber Threat

Task 1 - Introduction to Security Awareness

Read why security awareness is so important for everyone.

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Task 2 - Why Security Awareness is essential

Read the above.

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Task 3 - Data and account security

How many people were affected by eBay being hacked?

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🚩145 million

What data was leaked from Playstation being hacked?

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🚩names, addresses, e-mail, birth dates

Task 4 - Check if you've ever been part of a cyber breach

Go to haveibeenpwned.com and see if your information has ever been part of a breach. If you have, don't panic - ensure you change the breached accounts password. The next room in this module will talk about how you can use a password manager to create unique passwords for all your accounts.

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Task 5 - Cyber threat actors

Who would most likely be interested in exploiting a business?

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🚩Cybercriminals

Who would most likely be interested in exploiting a personal computer for fun?

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🚩Thrill-seekers

Who would most likely be interested in exploiting a website to deliver a message?

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🚩Hacktivists

Task 6 - Conclusion

Complete this task and join the common attacks room.

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