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Introduction and guidance 11 Introduction 12 Week 1: Threat landscape 17 1 Online, the new frontline 18 2 Understanding current threats 39 3 Securing my digital information 48 4 Week 1 quiz 52 5 Summary of Week 1 53 Further reading 55 Week 2: Authentication 56 Introduction 57 1 Passwords: what are they for? 58 2 Improving password security 68 3 Two-factor authentication 82 4 Week 2 quiz 91 5 Summary of Week 2 92 Week 3: Malware 94 Introduction 95 1 Viruses 97 2 How malware gets into your computer 104 3 Keeping yourself protected 123 4 Week 3 quiz 136 5 Summary of Week 3 137 References 138 Week 4: Networking and communications 139 Introduction 140 1 What is the internet? 141 2 Is your private information really private? 150 3 Why we need standards on the internet 157 4 Week 4 quiz 170 5 Summary of Week 4 171 Week 5: Cryptography 172 Introduction 173 1 The secret of keeping secrets 174 2 Putting cryptography to use 186 3 Comparing different cryptographic techniques 192 4 Week 5 quiz 208 5 Summary of Week 5 209 Week 6: Network security 210 Introduction 211 1 Firewall basics 212 2 VPN basics 219 3 Intrusion detection system (IDS) 229 4 Week 6 quiz 236 5 Summary of Week 6 237 Week 7: Wh

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The Open University
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