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MyDefenseAcademy

MyDefense Academy

Learn security the practical way

Eight everyday topics. Short slide lessons with practice you can do right away, then a timed exam that gives you a level from 1 to 5 and a certificate.

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You can start any lesson or practice without an account. An account saves your place on every device and lets you take the exam.

How it works

  1. 01

    Learn

    Short slide lessons you can do on a phone. Each one explains a single idea and shows what it looks like in real life.

  2. 02

    Practise

    Spot the red flags in real-looking messages, decide under pressure and put steps in order. Practice slides answer back.

  3. 03

    Get certified

    A timed exam places you on a scale from 1 to 5. Reach level 2 or higher and you can get a certificate with a public code anyone can check.

Eight topics

Take them in any order, or follow a path below.

  • Accounts and passwords

    How you protect the logins that guard your email, money and memories.

    • 3 lessons

  • Phishing and scams

    How you react to fake messages, calls and pages that try to rush you.

    • 3 lessons

  • Networks and Wi-Fi

    How you connect at home, in cafes and while travelling decides who can see or tamper with your traffic.

    • 3 lessons

  • Backup and recovery

    Whether you can get your photos, files and accounts back after a lost phone, ransomware or a hacked account.

    • 3 lessons

  • Messaging and mobile

    How you handle codes, strangers, calls and your phone itself, where most everyday scams now happen.

    • 3 lessons

  • Money and online shopping

    How you pay, who you trust with a payment, and what you do when something looks too good or goes wrong.

    • 3 lessons

  • Devices and updates

    Phones and computers hold your whole life, so how you update, lock and use them matters.

    • 3 lessons

  • Privacy and social media

    What you post, what apps and advertisers collect, and what you can ask companies to do about it.

    • 3 lessons

The test measures what you tell us you do, not what a specialist found on your devices. Pass it and you can get a certificate, Certified by MyDefense, valid for 12 months.

Learning paths

Take several topics in an order that fits what you do every day.

Certified by MyDefense

Every certificate has a public code anyone can check. Valid for 12 months.

Check a certificate

Keep your progress

A free account remembers where you stopped, shows your level in every topic and recommends what to do next.