Digital Self-Defence for Students

What you need to know about phishing, social media, gaming and your data so you can stay safe online.

The lessons

1. 1
   Introduction: What Does the Internet Know About You?

   Why digital self-defence matters to you and what happens in this course.

2. 2
   Social Media: What Your Apps Really Know About You

   Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat: how platforms collect and use your data.

3. 3
   Your Data, Your Rights: What the Law Says

   What data protection has to do with you and what rights you have.

4. 4
   Data Protection at Work: Why Secrets Are Worth Money Later

   The data protection game. Finding traces in a profile and building the bridge to working life.

5. 5
   Fake Profiles, Catfishing and Social Engineering · View free preview

   How scammers pretend to be someone else and try to manipulate you.

6. 6
   Deepfakes and Fake Voices: Don't Trust Everything You See and Hear

   How AI fakes deceptively real videos and voices, and how not to get fooled.

7. 7
   Gaming: Account Theft, Scams and How to Protect Yourself

   Why your gaming account is valuable and how scammers try to steal it.

8. 8
   Where is my message right now? How the internet works

   Nodes, routers, servers: which route a message takes, what client and server are, and why the storage location decides who can see your data.

9. 9
   Encryption: the padlock in the browser and the Caesar trick

   Why WhatsApp and the padlock in the browser protect you, what end-to-end means, and how you can encrypt and crack messages yourself with the Caesar trick.

10. 10
    Passwords and Accounts: What Belongs to You and What You Never Share

    Why every password has to be unique and what two-factor authentication does for you.

11. 11
    Securing Your Smartphone: PIN, Apps and Permissions

    Why your phone is your most important device and how to protect it properly.

12. 12
    Recognising Phishing, Even When It Looks Like Your Favourite Game

    How to spot fake messages and links before you click on them.

13. 13
    Summary: Your Digital Toolkit

    Everything important at a glance and preparation for the practical phishing test.