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Secure your accounts: passwords, password managers, passkeys and 2FA
An account security course in seven short lessons: how to create a strong password you can remember, how password managers work and how to choose and set one up, moving your accounts across in the right order, turning on two-factor authentication, and switching to passkeys. Official guidance from Australia, the UK and the US. No product picks, no affiliate links.
About this course
Secure your accounts: passwords, password managers, passkeys and 2FA.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 7 lessons · 15 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Adults in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere who want to secure their online accounts with strong passwords, a password manager, passkeys and 2FA; no technical knowledge needed.
How it works
7 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time.
Sources we rely on
24 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Judge whether a password is strong using the long, unpredictable and unique tests
- Create a strong passphrase from random, unrelated words
- Choose and set up a password manager, then replace reused passwords in priority order
- Turn on 2FA with the strongest method offered, set up passkeys, and handle shared devices and family support safely
Downloads
- Account security workbook .xlsxPassword audit, password manager chooser, set-up checklist with 2FA and passkey steps, and a migration tracker. Never stores passwords. Includes the Sam Rivera worked example.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
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- Personal cyber security handbook: Use unique and strong passwords · ASD’s ACSC (Australia)
- Personal cyber security handbook: Core cyber security tips · ASD’s ACSC (Australia)
- Personal cyber security handbook: Use passkeys · ASD’s ACSC (Australia)
- Personal cyber security handbook: Set up multi-factor authentication · ASD’s ACSC (Australia)
- Managing your passwords (password managers), reviewed and updated 21 May 2026 · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Three random words · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Use a strong and separate password for your email · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Turn on 2-step verification (2SV) · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Passkeys: what you need to know · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Passkeys are more secure than traditional ways to log in (blog, 23 April 2026) · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Protect Your Personal Information From Hackers and Scammers · Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Advice (US)
- How Do I Create a Good Password? · National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, US)
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Secure Our World): 4 core steps · Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA, US)
- Use Two-Factor Authentication To Protect Your Accounts · Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Advice (US)
- NIST SP 800-63B-4: Digital Identity Guidelines, Authentication and Authenticator Management (August 2025) · National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, US)
- NIST SP 800-63B-4, Appendix A: Strength of Passwords · National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, US)
- Personal cyber security handbook: Getting help · ASD’s ACSC (Australia)
- Stop. Check. Protect. · Scamwatch, National Anti-Scam Centre (ACCC, Australia)
- IDCARE: national identity and cyber support service · IDCARE (Australia and New Zealand)
- Report a scam email · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Report a scam phone call · National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, UK)
- Report Fraud service goes live (4 December 2025) · Report Fraud, City of London Police (UK)
- ReportFraud.ftc.gov · Federal Trade Commission (US)
- IdentityTheft.gov: report identity theft and get a recovery plan · Federal Trade Commission (US)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published official, government and vendor guidance, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. The course guide is an AI presenter and is labelled as one. Read how these courses are made.
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