Fast Track
The essentials of staying safe online, in about 3 hours. These 13 lessons are the setup and the habits that stop most attacks, picked from the full course and ordered so each stage builds on the last. Take one stage per sitting.
13 lessons · 5 stages · ~3 hours · 2 free to preview
Totally optional. The Fast Track is a suggested route through the course, not a separate one. Nothing else goes away: all 91 lessons are still part of the course to read in any order, and every lesson you finish here counts toward your overall progress.
Stage 1 of 5
Start here
Get your bearings: the few habits that matter most, and how scams work.
Stage 2 of 5
Lock down your accounts
Your email and your passwords are the keys to everything.
Stage 3 of 5
Spot the con
The scams that cost people the most, and the habits that beat them.
Stage 4 of 5
Protect your devices and data
A few settings, switched on once, that keep working.
Stage 5 of 5
If something goes wrong
Read it now, calmly, so you're ready if you ever need it.
Want to go deeper?
The Fast Track covers the essentials. The rest of the course goes further on every topic, in any order, whenever you're ready. Pick what's on your mind:
Kids, older relatives, and everyone who shares your home.
8 lessons
Money, banking & financial identityPayments, banking, and the scams that go after your savings.
8 lessons
Privacy & your data footprintShrink the data trail that fuels targeted scams.
8 lessons
Computer & home network securityYour computer and your home router.
8 lessons
Communications & social presenceMessaging, social media, and spotting an account takeover.
7 lessons