Cybersecurity Basics

Learn to protect yourself and others online

⏱ 10 weeks📅 2 × 45 min/week🏆 Certificate: Digital Guardian

Safe, child-friendly learning

About this course

An essential course for every young person online. Students learn how attacks happen, how to defend against them, and build a real secure login system as their final project.

What you'll learn

✓Understand common cyber threats (phishing, malware, social engineering)
✓Apply password best practices and use a password manager
✓Understand encryption and how HTTPS works
✓Identify network vulnerabilities in a safe sandbox
✓Build a secure login system with hashed passwords

Curriculum

Week 1–2The Threat Landscape▾

· Phishing
· Malware types
· Social engineering

Week 3–4Passwords & Identity▾

· Strong passwords
· 2FA
· Password managers

Week 5–6Networking & Encryption▾

· How HTTPS works
· VPNs
· Public vs private WiFi

Week 7–8Ethical Hacking Intro▾

· TryHackMe sandbox
· Capture the flag basics
· Responsible disclosure

Week 9–10Build a Secure Login▾

· Password hashing (bcrypt)
· Rate limiting
· Secure session management

Final Project

Build a secure Python login system with password hashing, rate limiting, and account lockout

Tools

→ TryHackMe (youth mode)
→ Python 3
→ Custom sandbox
→ Nimbus AI

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Certificate of Completion

Digital Guardian

Awarded upon completing all lessons and submitting your final project.

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