Common Threats in Plain Words
beginner 25 min 3 tasks
The handful of threats behind most real incidents, and the simple habit that defends against each.
By the end of this lesson you can recognise phishing, malware, weak or reused passwords, and unpatched software, and name one protective habit for each.
A threat is anything that could cause harm to your assets (the valuable things you protect, like information, devices and services). The four threats in this lesson are behind a large share of real incidents, so knowing them already makes you safer.
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Updated 2026-11-01