Cyber-safe studying: protect your data and online identity

How can you ensure that you study safely online and protect your data? On this page, you will find practical tips, training courses, and tools to improve your digital security.

Cyber-safe studying: protect your data and online identity

As a student, you are online every day: you log into digital learning environments, share files with fellow students, and use apps and tools to study. But did you know that cybercriminals also target students? Think of phishing emails that look like they come from your university, hacked accounts, or apps that collect more data than you would like. How can you ensure that you study safely online and protect your data?

On this page, you will find practical tips, training courses, and tools to improve your digital security.

Protect your privacy

Read the three-part series of articles below about protecting your own privacy and that of others.

Everything is forever on the internet

You had such a great time that evening. And you were more outspoken back then. A tagged video here, a reaction to a blog, tweet or old school project there......

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Privacy and mobile apps

An app which shares your photos with friends, orders your dinner and measures your sporting achievements. And then there’s one with funny sounds. The game that you've already finished. And...

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Public wifi

Without you realising it, your account has been hacked! Simply because you logged onto a free public network. How were you to know it was a ‘spy’ Wi-Fi? Now other...

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