
Cyber Security for Beginners: Types of Cyber Attacks
Spot phishing, ransomware and 18 more attacks through real, everyday scenarios — no tech background needed.
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- Recognise all 20 major types of cyber attack — phishing, ransomware, DDoS, zero-days and more — and explain how each works in plain English.
- Spot the red flags of scam emails, texts and calls, including spear phishing, whaling and deepfake fraud, before you click or reply.
- Protect accounts and devices with high-payoff habits: passphrases, multi-factor authentication, a password manager, updates and backups.
- Learn from real incidents — WannaCry, the Mirai botnet, 23andMe, TalkTalk and the $25M Arup deepfake — and what went wrong in each.


