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ONE MINUTE LESSONS
Small habits. Big protection.

Quick cybersecurity lessons anyone can use

Twelve short lessons, about one minute each. Share them with your staff, volunteers, teachers or family. Read one a week and your whole team gets safer, fast.

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✓ Free to share✓ Businesses, schools, churches, families
1 minute each
Lesson 1The 5 second email check
  • Check the sender address letter by letter.
  • Unexpected plus urgent means stop.
  • Hover over links before you click.
Lesson 2Never pay from an email alone
  • New bank details? Call the vendor on a number you already have.
  • Never use the phone number in the email.
  • Two people approve every wire.
Lesson 3Gift card requests are scams
  • Your boss, pastor or principal will not text you for gift cards.
  • Verify in person or by a known number.
  • Report it so others are warned.
Lesson 4Use a password manager
  • One strong, different password for every account.
  • Let the manager create and remember them.
  • Never reuse your email password anywhere.
Lesson 5Turn on multi factor sign in
  • Email first, then bank, then everything else.
  • Prefer an authenticator app over text codes.
  • Never approve a sign in prompt you did not start.
Lesson 6Text message scams
  • Toll, DMV, court, package and tax texts are common fakes.
  • Do not tap the link. Go to the real website yourself.
  • Forward scam texts to 7726, then delete.
Lesson 7Voice clones are real
  • AI can copy a voice from a short video clip.
  • Agree on a family or office code word.
  • Hang up and call back on a number you trust.
Lesson 8Update everything
  • Install Windows, phone and browser updates promptly.
  • Restart weekly so updates finish.
  • Replace devices that no longer get updates.
Lesson 9Think before you scan a QR code
  • Fake stickers get placed over real ones on meters and signs.
  • Check the web address before you log in or pay.
  • Be extra careful with QR codes in emails.
Lesson 10Back it up
  • Keep at least one copy offline or in a separate cloud.
  • Test that you can actually restore.
  • Backups beat ransom demands.
Lesson 11Public Wi Fi and lost devices
  • Avoid banking on public Wi Fi. Use your phone hotspot.
  • Lock every device with a PIN or fingerprint.
  • Report a lost work device the same day.
Lesson 12I clicked. Now what?
  • Disconnect from the network if something downloaded.
  • Tell IT or your manager right away.
  • Change the password from another device.

Quick guides by audience

  • Businesses: Lessons 1, 2, 5, 8 and 12 first. Then our phishing training.
  • Realtors and escrow: Lessons 2 and 7, plus the wire fraud guide.
  • Churches and nonprofits: Lessons 3, 4 and 5 for staff and volunteers.
  • Schools: Lessons 1, 5, 6 and 11 for teachers and office staff.
  • Families and seniors: Lessons 3, 6, 7 and 9.

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