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Safe Job Search: Phishing Basics
Learn how phishing and fake job offers work in Canada, how to spot the warning signs, and what to do if you clicked or paid. Six short lessons and a quiz.
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About 80 minutes
6 short lessons and one final quiz. Your progress is saved, so you can stop and come back on any device.
Certificate of completion
Finish every lesson and score 70% or more on the final quiz. Retakes are unlimited.
Not a program
This free short course is not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program and gives no program credit.
Lessons
- 1How phishing works: email, text, phone and social media12 min
- 2Red flags in messages and links12 min
- 3Job and recruitment scams in Canada13 min
- 4Protecting your accounts: passphrases, MFA and password managers13 min
- 5What to do if you clicked or paid12 min
- 6Safe habits at work and a look at security analysts12 min
- ✓Phishing Basics: final quizfinal quiz
Where this course can lead
Security Analyst Certificate
This course is a short, practical introduction. The full program goes much further: 420 hours online of focused security monitoring and analysis training.
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Yes. There is no fee and we do not ask for payment details. You only need a free Ucademy campus account, which takes about a minute to create.
Yes. Finish every lesson and score at least 70% on the final quiz to download a certificate of completion. Quiz retakes are unlimited.
No. It is a free short course, not part of a Ucademy diploma or certificate program, and it does not give program credit.
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