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Cybersecurity

Staying safe online

This course helps nonprofit and advocacy organizations strengthen online safety practices and reduce digital risks for staff and stakeholders. Through a guided asset-mapping process, you’ll review your organization’s current policies, tools, and workflows to identify vulnerabilities and potential threats. You’ll explore best practices for securing work-from-home setups, browsing safely, protecting websites and digital assets, and managing social media and public-facing content.

You’ll also learn how to respond effectively to online harms as a team and develop SMART goals to address gaps in your current approach. By the end of the course, you’ll have a concrete, actionable plan tailored to your organization’s needs, giving staff the knowledge and strategies to maintain safer, more resilient online practices.

Learning objectives

Assessment

Inventory your organization’s current digital practices and tools.

Analysis

Identify gaps in work-from-home setups, browsing, website protection, and social media safety.

Evaluation

Select privacy and security tools that best fit your organization’s context.

Curriculum outline

• Introductions and threat context
• Secure your setup — WFH and browsing
• Protect websites and online assets
• Share safely — social media and public content
• Address online harms as a team sport
• Turn findings into SMART goals

Anticipated time to complete

NTEN courses typically require about 60 minutes of video content to complete, while optional content varies by course.