{"id":170,"date":"2025-10-27T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/?p=170"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:41:05","slug":"my-journey-studying-cyber-security-level-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/?p=170","title":{"rendered":"My Journey Studying Cyber Security Level 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As technology becomes an essential part of our daily lives, I realised how important it is to understand how to stay safe online \u2014 not just for myself, but also for others around me. That\u2019s why I decided to take an <strong>Online Cyber Security Level 2 course<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course has been a great experience so far. I\u2019ve learned about <strong>protecting personal information<\/strong>, <strong>recognising online threats<\/strong>, and <strong>safe digital practices<\/strong> that help reduce the risk of cyberattacks. Topics like phishing emails, password security, and online privacy have really opened my eyes to how easily data can be exposed if the right precautions aren\u2019t taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most interesting parts has been learning how to <strong>identify fraudulent links and fake websites<\/strong> \u2014 skills that I now use every day. The course has also helped me understand how to report security issues correctly and act responsibly online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, studying Cyber Security Level 2 has boosted my confidence when using technology. I now feel more aware, alert, and prepared to protect myself and others in the digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As technology becomes an essential part of our daily lives, I realised how important it is to understand how to stay safe online &mdash; not just for myself, but also for others around me. That&rsquo;s why I decided to take an Online Cyber Security Level 2 course. The course has been a great experience so &#8230; <a title=\"My Journey Studying Cyber Security Level 2\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/?p=170\" aria-label=\"Read more about My Journey Studying Cyber Security Level 2\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewsmith71.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}