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title: "Free cyber basics course with certificate · Syba"
description: "SYBA Cyber Basics is a free course in four short lessons on passwords, VPNs, social media and your phone, with quizzes and a printable certificate."
canonical: https://sybainsurance.com/training/course
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# SYBA Cyber Basics, the free cyber safety course

Four practical lessons you can finish in one sitting or spread over a week. Each is a few short sections and a three-question quiz. Pass all four and you can print a certificate. No account, no card and no email address needed.

[Start the course](https://sybainsurance.com/training/course/passwords)

## Your progress

0 of 4 lessons passed

Your progress is saved in this browser only. If you sign in, it is also saved to your account and follows you to other devices. [Sign in](https://sybainsurance.com/signin)

[Start the course](https://sybainsurance.com/training/course/passwords)

## The four lessons

- ### Passwords and two-step verification

  Why a few unrelated words beat a clever password, why every account needs its own, and the second step that protects an account even when the password leaks.

  About five minutes

  Not passed yet

  [Open the lesson](https://sybainsurance.com/training/course/passwords)
- ### VPNs and public WiFi

  What a VPN does and does not do, and how to stay safe on a network you do not control.

  About five minutes

  Not passed yet

  [Open the lesson](https://sybainsurance.com/training/course/vpn)
- ### Social media privacy

  The settings worth checking, what not to post, and how to spot a fake friend.

  About five minutes

  Not passed yet

  [Open the lesson](https://sybainsurance.com/training/course/social)
- ### Securing your phone

  Updates, app permissions, a strong lock and protection against SIM swapping.

  About five minutes

  Not passed yet

  [Open the lesson](https://sybainsurance.com/training/course/mobile)

## Your certificate

Pass all four lessons to unlock your certificate.