Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

In today’s digital landscape, mobile security is more important than ever. Our smartphones hold vast amounts of personal and sensitive data, making them prime targets for cyber threats. Understanding how to secure your device, protect your communications, and safeguard your data is essential in an era where privacy breaches and digital surveillance are becoming increasingly common. This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to enhance your mobile security, ensuring your personal and professional information remains protected.

This course begins with an introduction to fundamental security concepts and best practices. You’ll learn about application security, the risks of downloading from unofficial sources, and security-focused applications. We then explore critical aspects of mobile security, including VPNs, alternative DNS services, and password management for mobile devices. Moving further, you’ll discover how phones can be tracked, geolocation risks, and advanced countermeasures such as Faraday bags and secure phone purchases. The course also covers secure messaging and email practices, recognizing phishing attempts, and using encrypted communication methods. Finally, we address disaster recovery, including iCloud and Google Drive backups, mobile device management (MDM) solutions, and tracking lost devices.

By the end of this course, you’ll gain practical strategies to protect your mobile device, secure your communications, and minimize the risks associated with digital threats, ensuring greater privacy and security in your daily life.

What You Will Learn

  • Identifying potential vulnerabilities with your mobile device
  • How to identify phishing emails , bad links , etc.
  • Tracking a lost device
  • Security through a MDM
  • Making your connection private
  • Encrypted communications

Program Curriculum

  • Introduction
  • Disclaimer
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council

  • Application Security
  • Application Best Practices
  • Official Download Store vs. Unofficial
  • Applications for Security
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • VPN’s
  • Other DNS Alternative
  • Phone Lock Options
  • Mobile Password Managers
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • How You Can be Tracked with Your Phone?
  • Geolocation by Photos
  • Wi-Fi Spoofing
  • Faraday Bags
  • Buying a Phone and Service
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Encrypted Messengers
  • Email Phishing
  • Text Call and Scams
  • Alternative Encrypted Email
  • Sudo and Burner
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • iCloud and Google Drive Backup
  • MDM with Miradore
  • Tracking a Lost Device
  • Chapter 6 Quiz
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Instructor

Jeff Minakata

Jeff Minakata has worked in the IT industry for over 22 years. He holds various cybersecurity certifications, networking certifications, and engineering certifications such as C|OSINT Certified, trained in CEH v8, CEH v9, CEH v11, CISP, Metasploit certified, Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), MCSI OSINT Practitioner, and CWA certified. He is an Online Instructor for OSINT, ethical hacking, and network security. He has contracted courses for EC-Council, Udemy, and has written articles for Hackin9 and eForensics magazine. Jeff currently works on the computer networking side and teaches ethical hacking, OSINT, and cybersecurity online. He is passionate about helping people understand OSINT, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity.

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