Overview

Cyber attacks are now one of the biggest risks any organisation faces and AI has made them faster, cheaper and more convincing. This practical, jargon-free course shows every employee how to recognise modern threats, including AI phishing and deepfakes, protect accounts, devices and data, use AI tools safely and respond well when something goes wrong. Four short units, with real cases throughout.

Target Audience

All staff and teams, at any level and in any function. No technical background required.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, learners will gain a full and clear understanding of:

• What cyber security is and why it matters to every business
• How to recognise modern threats, including AI-powered phishing and deepfakes
• How to protect their accounts, devices and data with simple, effective habits
• How to use AI tools at work without putting data at risk
• How to respond to and report a security incident quickly and correctly
• Their basic responsibilities and how to help build a security-first culture

Features and Benefits

• Written for complete beginners: practical, jargon-free and easy to follow.
• Current and fact-checked: researched against up-to-date 2026 sources, including the latest case studies and regulation.
• Four short, focused units with gated progression; each unit unlocks once the previous one is passed.
• Light, formative interactions running through every unit (click-to-reveal, quick knowledge checks and estimate-and-reveal sliders), never scored.
• An end-of-unit quiz that finishes with a marking screen showing which answers were right or wrong, with a short explanation for each.
• Easy retakes: a failed quiz drops the learner straight back into freshly shuffled questions, with no need to click through the unit again.
• Optional audio narration on every screen (the learner chooses to listen), plus narrated motion-graphic video introductions, with captions throughout for accessibility.
• Responsive layout, suitable for PC, tablet and mobile.
• SCORM 1.2 conformant (single SCO); reports completion and an averaged score to any compliant LMS.

Course Contents

Unit 1: Understanding Cyber Security Today

• What cyber security is and the scale of the threat
• Who the attackers are and what they are after
• How attacks really happen and how AI has supercharged them
• A real ransomware case study and the myths to retire

Unit 2: Spotting Modern Threats

• Phishing and how AI makes it harder to spot
• Spear phishing, deepfakes and AI voice cloning, with a real case
• Scams by text, phone, QR code and fake websites
• Malware and ransomware, with a real case study

Unit 3: Protecting Yourself and the Business

• Strong passwords, passkeys and multi-factor authentication
• Safe browsing, updates and backups (the 3-2-1 rule)
• Encryption and handling data safely
• Using AI tools at work without putting data at risk

Unit 4: Responding, Reporting and a Security Culture

• How to spot a breach and the steps of responding to one
• Why fast, no-blame reporting matters and your legal duties
• The ICO, Cyber Essentials and using AI in defence
• Building a security-first culture, with a personal action plan