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[Home](/)[Learn](/learn)Cyber Hygiene for Staff 0% Cybersecurity # Cyber Hygiene for Staff The short course every employee should do once: spotting phishing, password habits, safe sharing, and what to do the moment something looks off. 9 modules (9 ready now) about 71 min all up 0 of 9 complete [Start pathway](/learn/why-cyber-criminals-target-your-business) Know the threat 2 modules · 17 min 1. [ 1 Why Cyber Criminals Target Businesses Like Yours Start here 8 min Nobody is hacking you personally. Automated attacks hit every business, and the smaller ones are the softer targets. Here is what criminals are actually after. Start ](/learn/why-cyber-criminals-target-your-business) 2. [ 2 How to Spot a Phishing Email Before You Click Phishing 9 min The red flags in a dodgy email, the scam texts and calls that follow, and the invoice fraud that costs Australian businesses the most. Start ](/learn/how-to-spot-phishing-emails) Everyday habits 2 modules · 16 min 1. [ 3 Password and MFA Habits That Actually Hold Up Passwords 8 min Why one reused password can sink you, how passphrases and a password manager fix it, and the MFA tricks scammers use once everyone has it. Start ](/learn/password-and-mfa-habits) 2. [ 4 Safe Habits for Devices, Wi-Fi and Working Anywhere Devices 8 min Lock screens, updates, public Wi-Fi, mystery USBs, and the habits that keep a work laptop safe at the office, at home, and at the airport. Start ](/learn/safe-devices-and-wifi-habits) Data and response 2 modules · 14 min 1. [ 5 Sharing Work Files Without Leaking Them Data 7 min Most data leaks are accidents: the wrong recipient, the too-open link, the file pasted somewhere it should never go. Easily fixed habits. Start ](/learn/share-work-files-safely) 2. [ 6 Something Looks Off: What to Do in the First Five Minutes Respond 7 min Clicked the link? Entered your password? Lost the laptop? The first five minutes matter most, and speed always beats embarrassment. Start ](/learn/what-to-do-cyber-incident) Beyond the office 3 modules · 24 min 1. [ 7 The Scams That Come After You Personally Scams 8 min Scammers reach a work account through a personal one. Fake myGov and ATO messages, parcel and toll texts, bank impersonation calls, and the one habit that stops all of them. Start ](/learn/scams-that-target-you-personally) 2. [ 8 Working From Home Without Bringing Work Home Home 8 min The router nobody has updated since it was installed, why the kids on your work laptop is a genuine risk, paper at home, and video calls where your screen and your house are on show. Start ](/learn/working-from-home-safely) 3. [ 9 The Phone Call, the Visitor, and the Favour People 8 min Some attacks skip technology entirely. The fake IT support call, the confident stranger in hi-vis, tailgating through a secure door, and why verifying is never rudeness. Start ](/learn/social-engineering-tactics) ## Want a hand putting any of this into practice? 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