Cybersecurity & Online Safety Awareness
Phishing, SIM-swap and account takeover — protect your money and identity in Kenya's most-targeted digital economy.
4 hours12 lessonsBeginnerPDF certificate
What you'll be able to do
- Spot phishing and social engineering instantly
- Harden your M-Pesa, email and social accounts
- Understand SIM-swap and how to prevent it
- Practice safe browsing, passwords and 2FA everywhere
Curriculum
4 modules · 12 lessons · 2h 26m total
Module 1Threat Landscape
3 lessons
Threat Landscape
- How Kenyans get scammed: real case patterns13 min
- Phishing anatomy: email, SMS and WhatsApp14 min
- Social engineering: the human exploit12 min
Module 2Protecting Your Money
3 lessons
Protecting Your Money
- M-Pesa security settings you should enable today12 min
- SIM-swap attacks and Safaricom protections12 min
- Banking app and card safety11 min
Module 3Account Security
3 lessons
Account Security
- Passwords: managers and strong unique habits13 min
- Two-factor authentication everywhere11 min
- Email and social account recovery setup12 min
Module 4Digital Hygiene
3 lessons
Digital Hygiene
- Safe browsing, downloads and public Wi-Fi12 min
- Data privacy: what you share and who collects it12 min
- Incident response: when you've been hit12 min
About this course
Kenyans lose billions to online fraud yearly. This practical course teaches you to recognize phishing and social engineering, secure your M-Pesa, email and social accounts, understand SIM-swap attacks, and build digital hygiene habits for work and personal life.