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Cybersecurity: Intermediate

Account security for a small team, business email compromise and invoice fraud, sharing files safely, the first steps in an incident, and reading scary security headlines calmly.

Prepares you for: Helping a small team work safely, and a grounding to study for security-awareness and IT support topics.

Mapped to DigComp 2.2 proficiency levels 3 and 4 (Intermediate): 4.1 Protecting devices; 4.2 Protecting personal data and privacy; 2.2 Sharing through digital technologies; 2.6 Managing digital identity; 1.2 Evaluating data, information and digital content; 5.1 Solving technical problems.

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This level is about protecting a small team, not only yourself. One lesson at a time.

Your pathway: Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced

Each level has a start check, short lessons with a work scenario, and a final check. Begin wherever suits you. Free, no card needed. Progress is saved on this device.

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  1. Level 1: Foundation

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    Phishing and deepfake scams, passwords and passkeys, updates and backups, Wi-Fi, personal data and what to do when something goes wrong.

    Prepares you for: Keeping your own accounts and devices safe, and spotting the common scams.

    DigComp 2.2 levels 1 and 2 (Foundation)

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  2. Level 2: Intermediate

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    Account security for a small team, business email compromise and invoice fraud, sharing files safely, the first steps in an incident, and reading scary security headlines calmly.

    Prepares you for: Helping a small team work safely, and a grounding to study for security-awareness and IT support topics.

    DigComp 2.2 levels 3 and 4 (Intermediate)

    You are here.

  3. Level 3: Advanced

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    Threat modelling, reading security alerts, common web application risks at concept level, and incident response roles with careful evidence handling.

    Prepares you for: A grounding to study for entry-level IT and security roles, and to support others in a team.

    DigComp 2.2 levels 5 and 6 (Advanced)

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Mapped to DigComp 2.2

This pathway is mapped to the EU Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp 2.2), proficiency levels 1 to 6 (Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced), across 4 of its 5 competence areas:

  • 1. Information and data literacy: 1.2 Evaluating data, information and digital content; 1.3 Managing data, information and digital content.
  • 2. Communication and collaboration: 2.2 Sharing through digital technologies; 2.6 Managing digital identity.
  • 4. Safety: 4.1 Protecting devices; 4.2 Protecting personal data and privacy.
  • 5. Problem solving: 5.1 Solving technical problems; 5.2 Identifying needs and technological responses.
  • Foundation: DigComp 1 and 2
  • Intermediate: DigComp 3 and 4
  • Advanced: DigComp 5 and 6

The mapping is Testera's own reading of the framework. It is not an assessment of DigComp proficiency, a certificate or an endorsement by the European Commission. Source: Vuorikari, R., Kluzer, S. and Punie, Y. (2022). DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. EUR 31006 EN, doi:10.2760/115376.

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