Description
Social Media Smarts helps employees recognise and reduce the cyber risks associated with personal and professional social media use. Through engaging videos, interactive learning and knowledge checks, the module covers topics such as privacy protection, social engineering, phishing, impersonation scams and responsible online behaviour. Delivered in Australian English and available in SCORM 1.2 format, it can be easily deployed through your LMS.
Who Should Complete This Module:
This module is designed for:
- All staff using social media professionally or personally.
- Employees with access to business accounts or platforms.
- Marketing, HR, and leadership teams representing your brand online.
- Contractors or remote workers posting about their work.
Learning Objectives:
By engaging with this module, employees will understand:
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Understand common cyber threats on social media.
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Recognise red flags of social engineering attacks.
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Know how to verify online identities and brand accounts.
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Learn best practices for privacy and sharing online.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain the cybersecurity risks of social media use.
- Identify fake profiles, impersonation scams, and phishing attempts.
- Know how to review privacy settings and verify contacts.
- Describe the risks of oversharing company-related information.
- Take proactive steps to protect personal and company security online.
Topics Covered:
- Fake profiles and friend requests.
- Impersonation of brands and suppliers.
- Phishing through social platforms.
- Photo oversharing and data leaks.
- Social media privacy settings.
- Professional reputation and online conduct.
Key Benefits:
- Builds awareness of everyday social media threats.
- Realistic examples make learning relatable and memorable.
- Helps protect company information and reputation.
- Quick, actionable training for all employees.
- SCORM-ready and instantly downloadable.
This module is designed for:
- All staff using social media professionally or personally.
- Employees with access to business accounts or platforms.
- Marketing, HR, and leadership teams representing your brand online.
- Contractors or remote workers posting about their work.
By engaging with this module, employees will understand:
-
Understand common cyber threats on social media.
-
Recognise red flags of social engineering attacks.
-
Know how to verify online identities and brand accounts.
-
Learn best practices for privacy and sharing online.
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain the cybersecurity risks of social media use.
- Identify fake profiles, impersonation scams, and phishing attempts.
- Know how to review privacy settings and verify contacts.
- Describe the risks of oversharing company-related information.
- Take proactive steps to protect personal and company security online.
- Fake profiles and friend requests.
- Impersonation of brands and suppliers.
- Phishing through social platforms.
- Photo oversharing and data leaks.
- Social media privacy settings.
- Professional reputation and online conduct.
- Builds awareness of everyday social media threats.
- Realistic examples make learning relatable and memorable.
- Helps protect company information and reputation.
- Quick, actionable training for all employees.
- SCORM-ready and instantly downloadable.