Module 4 · 12:00 video + 10-question quiz
Passwords, Passphrases, Managers and MFA
How to make a passphrase you can remember and a cracking tool can't guess, why reusing one password in two places is the real danger and what a password manager does about it, which kind of multi-factor authentication is strongest, what to do with a prompt you didn't start, and why to say yes to a passkey.
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The scenario
The most practical module in the programme — you leave it with a method, not a lecture.
The habit this module drills
Never approve a prompt you didn't start.
After this module you can
- ✓Build a passphrase you can remember and a cracking tool cannot guess.
- ✓Explain why reuse is the real danger, and what a password manager does about it.
- ✓Choose the strongest multi-factor option on offer, and respond correctly to a prompt you did not start.
- ✓Set up a passkey where your bank, email or workplace offers one.
What this module evidences: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 clause 7.3 (awareness) and Annex A control A.6.3 (information security awareness, education and training); POPIA Regulation 4(1)(e) (the Information Officer's duty to see that internal awareness sessions are held). The quiz result is recorded against your account, and passing it earns this module’s dated certificate.
Module 4 quiz
Ten “what would you do” scenario questions. Pass mark 80% — retake as often as you like. Pass it and this module’s certificate is issued in your name with the date; it is due again in twelve months. The quizzes and certificates come with a 12-month licence — for one person or for your company.
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