Staying Safe Online · Course 5
Backups & Bad Days
Keep a spare copy of your files and know what to do on a bad day.
- 1Why Backups Matter8 min · Things go wrong with computers. A backup means your files survive it.
- 2Cloud or External Drive?8 min · Two easy ways to back up, and why sync is not quite the same as a backup.
- 3Ransomware in Plain Words9 min · What ransomware does, why paying is risky, and how a backup saves the day.
- 4What to Do If You Think You Were Hacked9 min · The signs an account was taken over, and the steps to take it back.
- 5Challenge: Helping Parents After a Scam Call10 min · Help Mom and Dad calm down and clean up after a fake tech support call.
Hands-on
Do it on the simulated phone
Every lesson has a lab you can try in your browser, plus questions that earn points toward the Safe Keeper badge.
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