Online Privacy Courses and Certifications

Digital Citizenship - Internet Safety Course

Develop essential digital citizenship skills for responsible technology use, focusing on ethical considerations and strategies for adult learners seeking career advancement or transitions.

• California Community Colleges System
• 7 weeks
• 26th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

Using the Internet Safely

Learn to protect yourself online, find reliable information, and optimize your digital presence for personal and professional use.

• California Community Colleges System
• 19th Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

Tech Simplified: Everyday Tech Questions

538 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Get simple answers to everyday tech questions. Find out if Wi-Fi is trustworthy, why your computer is slow, what you should do about suspicious email, and more.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Learning Tor and the Dark Web

356 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how the dark web hides websites in plain sight. Explore why—and how—individuals use the Tor Browser to access content on this network of hidden sites.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Hussein Nasser

VPN vs Proxy Explained - Pros and Cons

Comprehensive comparison of VPNs and proxies, exploring their functionalities, advantages, and limitations for network security and privacy. Includes technical details and practical applications.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

SecurityFWD

Exploring Hacker Operating Systems - Whonix

Explore Whonix, a privacy-focused OS, with experts. Learn installation, IP protection, Tor routing, potential vulnerabilities, and comparisons to other secure systems in this comprehensive overview.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

SecurityFWD

Tails OS with Kody & Nick

Explore Tails OS, a secure Linux system, with experts. Learn installation, customization, Tor routing, tracking tests, and persistent storage for enhanced privacy and anonymity online.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Black Hat

Is Your Mental Health for Sale?

Explore the hidden world of data tracking on mental health websites, uncovering privacy risks and ethical concerns in online depression tests and advertising practices.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Hussein Nasser

How Tor Works - The Onion Router

Explore Tor's anonymous communication technology, its advantages over VPNs, and how it protects user privacy through onion routing in this comprehensive overview.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IEEE

XHOUND - Quantifying the Fingerprintability of Browser Extensions

Quantifying browser extension fingerprintability and its impact on user privacy. Explores detection methods, analyzes popular extensions, and discusses implications for online tracking and user identification.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Hack In The Box Security Conference

Demystifying the Definitions of Dark

Demystifying deep web, dark web, and related terms. Clarifies misconceptions, explores definitions, and offers a new perspective on internet classification.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Royal Institution

Why Does Human Intelligence Beat AI? - With Gerd Gigerenzer

Explore the limitations of AI and the superiority of human intelligence in decision-making, risk assessment, and adapting to uncertain situations with insights from cognitive scientist Gerd Gigerenzer.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Pixel Tracking - How It's Used and Abused

Explore pixel tracking's uses and misuses, including email tracking, online spying, and data leaks. Learn about protection methods and privacy implications.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Deep Fingerprinting: Undermining Website Fingerprinting Defenses with Deep Learning

Explore advanced website fingerprinting attacks using deep learning, challenging existing defenses and analyzing their effectiveness against Tor and other protective measures.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Psychological Warfare - How Cyber Criminals Mess With Your Mind

Explore psychological tactics used by cyber criminals, including malvertising, social engineering, and phishing, to manipulate users and compromise security.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk