Digital Skills Education

Using social media safely course for staff and individuals

How can you protect yourself and your family when using social media? Based on advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, we will highlight current social engineering cyber-attacks and show you the steps to take to protect yourself.

We will cover:

• How to spot and report dangers on social media
• Protecting yourself from social engineering
• Managing your digital footprint
• Social media and young people

You’ll see live demonstrations of security features and websites. These demos will help you feel more confident about using social media safely.

This course is suitable for all learners, no technical skills are required.

Other courses

We offer a variety of cyber security awareness courses, see our other cyber security courses here.