Free course to learn about online security

I have already signed up to this course and will provide a review once I am done. My course starts mid-October and lasts eight weeks, with about three hours...

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From the archive: originally published on the Eastpoint blog on 1 October 2014. Some details reflect that time.

I have already signed up to this course and will provide a review once I am done. My course starts mid-October and lasts eight weeks, with about three hours needed per week.

Apparently you don’t need any previous software or development knowledge to do it – which hopefully means it’s fairly jargon-free.

The website says the course assumes no prior knowledge of computer security, and is aimed at anyone who wants to keep their digital information safer.

Go to www.futurelearn.com/courses/introduction-to-cyber-security to read more and take part.

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