Cybersecurity Essentials
Spot scams and protect your accounts, devices and data.
See the courseSpot Fakes and Deepfakes
Tell real from fake: AI images, deepfake videos, voice clones and false stories.
- Beginner
- 5 modules
- About 2 hours
- Free preview
Free while the course is in review.
You'll be able to
- Pause and check before you share
- Spot common signs of AI-made images and video
- Trace a claim or photo back to its source
- Protect your family from voice-clone scams
Who it's for
Anyone who wants to protect themselves and their family from online misinformation and AI fakes.
What you'll learn
Pause before you share
Notice when a post is designed to make you angry or rushed.
Spot AI-made images
Look for odd hands, text, shadows and backgrounds, and know these signs are not proof.
Trace the source
Use reverse image search and trusted outlets to find where something started.
Voice and video fakes
Recognise voice-clone calls and agree a family safe word.
Help others check
Correct a false post kindly and share trusted sources instead.
Final project
Check three suspicious posts or messages step by step, and write a short guide your family can follow.
Taught your way
- Pick simple words or more detail, and more or fewer pictures.
- Lessons fit 10, 20 or 40 minute sessions.
- Already know some of it? A quick check lets you skip ahead.
- Every lesson ends with practice and feedback on your own work.
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All questionsIs the same course the same for everyone?
The modules and what you are checked against are the same, so everyone learns the same skills. How each lesson is explained, and the examples it uses, change for you.
Do I need any experience?
No. Every course starts from the basics. If you already know some of it, an optional two-minute check lets you skip ahead.
How much does it cost?
While courses are in preview and their content is being reviewed, you can start them for free. Prices will be shown on each course page before any course goes on sale.
What if I don't understand a lesson?
Choose "Try it another way" under any idea to get it simpler, with more detail, with another example, as a picture or as a story. You can also ask your learning companion a question.
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