Social Media and Oversharing: What Your Profile Tells Attackers
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Recognise what attackers can learn from public posts and spot fake recruiters and other approaches.
- Assign to
- All staff
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Recognise what attackers can learn from public posts.
- Spot fake recruiters and other approaches.
- Share your work life without giving away what criminals need.
- Report suspicious approaches.
The course
- 01What attackers look for
- 02Fake approaches
- 03Sharing safely
The decision they practise
In “The recruiter”, a chat, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “From posts to an attack” and “From too much to enough”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice and matching questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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