Portmint Staying Safe Online
Taught by PipWelcome aboard
Ahoy — Pip here, your lighthouse keeper. Staying safe online can feel like guarding a harbor in the fog. You can't see every threat coming, but you don't have to. A few sturdy habits keep almost all the trouble out.
This course is practical, not scary. We'll cover the things that actually protect you: strong passwords and passkeys, the second lock of two-factor sign-in, how to spot a scam before it hooks you, what encryption quietly does for you, browsing without stepping in traps, and keeping backups so a bad day stays a small one.
No jargon for its own sake. Each stop is one plain idea, one everyday picture, then onward. By the end you'll have a calm, working routine for keeping yourself and your business safe. Let's cast off. 🔦
- Why Online Safety Matters Free previewMost online attacks aren't clever, they're opportunistic. A few simple habits stop the vast majority. Start your safety routine here.
- Strong Passwords Without the Headache 🔒What really makes a password hard to crack, why reusing one is risky, and how to build memorable, unique passwords.
- Password Managers and Passkeys 🔒How a password manager remembers strong, unique passwords for you, and how passkeys let you sign in with your face or fingerprint.
- Two-Factor: The Second Lock 🔒How a second sign-in step stops a stolen password, plus text codes vs app codes vs security keys and which to pick.
- Spotting Phishing and Scams 🔒Learn the everyday tells of fake emails, texts, and calls — and the simple pause-and-check habit that defuses scams before they hook you.
- What Encryption Does for You 🔒Encryption explained simply — the padlock in your browser, why public Wi-Fi is safer with it, and how it quietly protects you all day.
- Safe Browsing and Downloads 🔒Read a web address before you trust it, dodge fake download buttons and risky attachments, and keep your browser updated.
- Backups So a Bad Day Stays Small 🔒Why backups protect you from theft, dead hardware, and ransomware, plus the simple 3-2-1 rule and how to test them.
- Your Everyday Safety Routine 🔒A calm, one-page safety checklist for people and small businesses, plus what to do first if something goes wrong.
What you get
- 📚9 plain-English lessons, taught by Pip — no jargon, no prior tech knowledge needed.
- ✅A quick quiz after every lesson, so what you learn actually sticks — and your progress saves as you go.
- 🎓A verifiable Portmint Certificate when you finish — reviewed by a real person, and worth listing on your résumé and LinkedIn.
- ♾️Lifetime access, yours for good — learn at your own pace, revisit anytime.
- 🐙Ask Pip anything as you learn — he's right here on the page.
- 💚Free for Portmint employees — just sign in with your Portmint account.
Start free — unlock the rest when you're ready
The first 1 lesson is a free preview. Then $129 unlocks all 9 lessons plus the certificate — yours for good, no subscription.
Start the free preview →🎓 Capstone — build it, share it, get certified
Finished the lessons? Prove it. Build a personal or family 'online safety kit' — a password manager set up, 2FA on your key accounts, and a one-page checklist you actually follow that uses what you learned here, then share it publicly and thank Portmint for the education, and email it to capstone@portmint.net. A real person on the Portmint team reviews every submission — pass, and you earn a verifiable Portmint Certificate worth listing on your résumé and LinkedIn. (Optional, but it's how a course becomes something real.)
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