Deepfakes, Scams & Digital Self-Defense

What you'll learn — competencies

Pass each module's knowledge check to earn these competencies (view in the competency framework ↗):

• The new rules of deception
• Voice clones and emergency scams
• Deepfake video and authority fraud
• Deepfake images and fading tells
• AI phishing, romance and investment scams
• Sextortion and non-consensual imagery
• Locking down accounts and data
• The verification habit
• Respond, report and recover

Badges you can earn

Complete each module to collect these badges. Click any badge for details.

Threat Aware Voice Verifier Authority Check Sharp Eye Scam Spotter Personal Shield Account Guardian Verify First Rapid Responder Digital Self-Defender

Course modules

1. Section 01: The New Rules of Deception
2. Section 02: "It Sounded Just Like Them": Voice Clones & Family-Emergency Scams
3. Section 03: Deepfake Video & the Fake "Boss": BEC & Authority Fraud
4. Section 04: Seeing Isn't Believing: Deepfake Images, Audio & the Fading Tells
5. Section 05: Supercharged Cons: AI Phishing, Romance & Investment Scams
6. Section 06: When It's Personal: Sextortion & Non-Consensual Imagery
7. Section 07: Locking the Doors: Accounts, Data & Your Digital Footprint
8. Section 08: The Verification Habit: Your Out-of-Band Playbook
9. Section 09: If You're Hit: Respond, Report & Recover (+ Your Family Defense Plan)

Suggested pre-requisites

Pre-requisites are recommendations, not gates — you can enroll in any course at any time.

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