Digital Safety and Security

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The Digital Safety and Security course provides learners with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the online world safely and securely. Covering topics such as online safety, data protection, cyberbullying, and legal frameworks, the course empowers individuals to protect personal and organizational information from threats and vulnerabilities. Learners will explore practical techniques, such as configuring security settings, creating strong passwords, and performing secure backups, while understanding ethical online behavior and the implications of non-compliance with digital safety laws. Through interactive activities, case studies, and practical assessments, this course ensures learners are prepared to stay safe in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

Course Content

Online Safety and Precautions
Importance of online safety. Practical techniques to ensure safety and privacy (e.g., strong passwords, incognito browsing, multi-factor authentication). Safeguarding personal data and avoiding phishing scams. Online resources for e-safety (e.g., Safer Internet, Internet Matters).

Importance of online safety.
Practical techniques to ensure safety and privacy (e.g., strong passwords, incognito browsing, multi-factor authentication).
Safeguarding personal data and avoiding phishing scams.
Online resources for e-safety (e.g., Safer Internet, Internet Matters).
Activities

Cyberbullying
Forms and features of cyberbullying (e.g., harassment, grooming, blackmail). The impact of cyberbullying on individuals and communities. Case studies of real-world incidents. Reporting and responding to cyberbullying incidents.

Data Security and Backups
Data Security and Backups Understanding data security: encryption, biometric security, and firewalls. Backup processes: manual and automated backups for different devices. Practical precautions to prevent data loss or breaches. Importance of updating software to prevent malware and virus attacks.

Legal and Organizational Constraints
Overview of legal frameworks (e.g., copyright, GDPR). Organizational policies for safe and secure online working. Risks of uploading and downloading unauthorized content. Case studies of breaches of legal and organizational guidelines.

Maintaining System Performance and Integrity
Adjusting security settings for browsers and client software. Keeping software up to date to prevent vulnerabilities. Practical tips for maintaining system performance (e.g., antivirus software, email filtering).

Online Behavior and Ethics
Best practices for ethical online behavior. Risks of meeting people online and offline. Awareness of phishing emails and scams. Observing organizational guidelines for safe online interactions.

Assessment Tasks for Digital Safety and Security

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Course Content

Importance of online safety.

Practical techniques to ensure safety and privacy (e.g., strong passwords, incognito browsing, multi-factor authentication).

Safeguarding personal data and avoiding phishing scams.

Online resources for e-safety (e.g., Safer Internet, Internet Matters).

Activities

Cyberbullying Forms and features of cyberbullying (e.g., harassment, grooming, blackmail). The impact of cyberbullying on individuals and communities. Case studies of real-world incidents. Reporting and responding to cyberbullying incidents.

Forms and features of cyberbullying (e.g., harassment, grooming, blackmail).

The impact of cyberbullying on individuals and communities.

Case studies of real-world incidents.

Reporting and responding to cyberbullying incidents

Activities

Understanding data security: encryption, biometric security, and firewalls.

Backup Processes: Manual and Automated Backups for Different Devices

Practical precautions to prevent data loss or breaches

Importance of updating software to prevent malware and virus attacks

Activities

Legal and Organizational Constraints Overview of legal frameworks (e.g., copyright, GDPR). Organizational policies for safe and secure online working. Risks of uploading and downloading unauthorized content. Case studies of breaches of legal and organizational guidelines.

Overview of legal frameworks (e.g., copyright, GDPR).

Organizational Policies for Safe and Secure Online Working

Risks of Uploading and Downloading Unauthorized Content

Case studies of breaches of legal and organizational guidelines.

Activities

Maintaining System Performance and Integrity Adjusting security settings for browsers and client software. Keeping software up to date to prevent vulnerabilities. Practical tips for maintaining system performance (e.g., antivirus software, email filtering).

Adjusting security settings for browsers and client software

Keeping Software Up to Date to Prevent Vulnerabilities

Practical tips for maintaining system performance (e.g., antivirus software, email filtering)

Activity

Online Behavior and Ethics Best practices for ethical online behavior. Risks of meeting people online and offline. Awareness of phishing emails and scams. Observing organizational guidelines for safe online interactions.

Best practices for ethical online behavior

Risks of meeting people online and offline

Awareness of phishing emails and scams

Observing organizational guidelines for safe online interactions

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Assessment Tasks for Digital Safety and Security

Written Assignments

Practical Demonstrations

Case Study Analysis

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Cyberbullying
Forms and features of cyberbullying (e.g., harassment, grooming, blackmail). The impact of cyberbullying on individuals and communities. Case studies of real-world incidents. Reporting and responding to cyberbullying incidents.

Legal and Organizational Constraints
Overview of legal frameworks (e.g., copyright, GDPR). Organizational policies for safe and secure online working. Risks of uploading and downloading unauthorized content. Case studies of breaches of legal and organizational guidelines.

Maintaining System Performance and Integrity
Adjusting security settings for browsers and client software. Keeping software up to date to prevent vulnerabilities. Practical tips for maintaining system performance (e.g., antivirus software, email filtering).

Online Behavior and Ethics
Best practices for ethical online behavior. Risks of meeting people online and offline. Awareness of phishing emails and scams. Observing organizational guidelines for safe online interactions.