Is there an interactive cybersecurity course I could give to my elderly parents?
When I was employed our security team mandated that we all take a guided online course once a year with animated videos, quizzes, and written descriptions of basic security concepts and how to keep yourself safe. Though it was annoying and time consuming at…
When I was employed our security team mandated that we all take a guided online course once a year with animated videos, quizzes, and written descriptions of basic security concepts and how to keep yourself safe. Though it was annoying and time consuming at the time, especially for someone who already knew this stuff, in retrospect I think it would be helpful for someone who doesn't have a background in IT or Security. Does anything like that exist at the consumer level for low or (ideally) no cost? Something my increasingly attention deficited elderly parents could take and actually get through in a reasonable time frame if I keep tabs on them? As of right now they've been good about keep their eyes open for scams, and they'll call me if they are suspicious of something, but I'm getting increasingly worried as they get older, and I want them to be armed against whatever is already out there or what's coming next. I've already been thinking about developing my own course just for them, but I figure I could piggyback off of something else if it already exists.
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There's some free training on the Australian esafety site - https://www.esafety.gov.au/seniors Disclosure: I used to work for the company that developed the training.
Cool, thanks. I'll check it out.
I'll let you know if I come up with something.
This is excellent, thank you so much. I can definitely use this as a jumping off point.
Those are good points, thanks for the advice.
This is great, I like how it's structured. I'm definitely going to use this as a reference point.
Feel free to ping me if you'll have any questions :)
Google’s “Be Internet Awesome” and the “Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency” (CISA) have some good free resources aimed at non-technical users. I’d also focus less on teaching them “cybersecurity” and more on practical habits: spotting phishing, using MFA, password managers, software updates, and what to do when something feels wrong. A short course plus regular reminders will probably stick better than a one-time training session.
I’ve thought about creating one for my elderly relatives multiple times but just haven’t found the time/motivation. If one exists that would make me extremely happy
A library of 130+ game-like interactive 3D security awareness exercises I'm contributing to Repo: https://github.com/ransomleak/training-security-awareness Web version: https://learning.ransomleak.com Every exercise drops you into a simulated environment where you need to go through different scenarios (phishing, data leakage, BEC, etc) like in real life. No idea if that fits to teach the elderly people, but if you'll try — please share the results P.S: Will appreciate your stars 🙏
This isn’t a training course exactly, but perhaps it’s useful here: https://fortify5.org