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Self-care for your digital life.

5-minute bite-sized lessons grounded in official guidance — not just one source, but a dozen: universities like Dartmouth, Caltech, Cal Poly, and Harvard; agencies like CISA, NIST, the FTC, and the FBI; and security teams like OWASP and Microsoft. Every lesson cites its sources, and each pairs with related resources — a plain-language glossary, deep-dive guides, and support services when a topic hits close to home.

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32 lessons

5 minutes each

Mini-quiz

After each lesson

0 of 32 badges

+ a trophy at the end

The curriculum

Good habits, one healthier digital you.

🧭Lesson 1

Safe Browsing & Scams

Spot the traps before you click

3 sections · 5 quiz
✉️Lesson 2

Stop Phishing Before You Click

Verify the sender, check the link

4 sections · 4 quiz
🕵️Lesson 3

Case Study: The Twitter Phone Phish

One phone call, 130 hijacked accounts

4 sections · 4 quiz
🎟️Lesson 4

Stop Device-Code Phishing

A real sign-in page can still approve the wrong device

4 sections · 4 quiz
🎯Lesson 5

Run Phishing Simulations Safely

Test the click, not the person

4 sections · 4 quiz
🔐Lesson 6

Protect Your Accounts

Unique. Layered. Recoverable.

7 sections · 5 quiz
🗝️Lesson 7

Lock Down Account Access

A login can be strong while recovery is weak

3 sections · 4 quiz
🤖Lesson 8

Spot AI-Powered Phishing

Deepfakes, voice clones, and BEC

2 sections · 3 quiz
🧱Lesson 9

AI Agents Need Guardrails

Limit, approve, observe, revoke

4 sections · 4 quiz
💻Lesson 10

Protect Your Devices

Your phone is the front door

3 sections · 4 quiz
🚨Lesson 11

Your Personal Incident Plan

Decide now, not mid-crisis

2 sections · 3 quiz
👣Lesson 12

Audit Your Digital Footprint

Know what the internet knows about you

2 sections · 3 quiz
📱Lesson 13

Lock Down Your Phone

Your phone is a pocket computer

2 sections · 3 quiz
🗄️Lesson 14

Secure Networked Devices & Backups

Lock down everything that touches the network

2 sections · 3 quiz
📶Lesson 15

Secure Your Home Wi-Fi

Project Upskill Module 5

2 sections · 3 quiz
💬Lesson 16

Secure Comms & Browsing

Project Upskill Module 4

2 sections · 3 quiz
🖥️Lesson 17

Workstations & Public Computers

Lock it. Don't trust it.

2 sections · 3 quiz
🗄️Lesson 18

Encrypt & Back Up Your Data

Project Upskill Module 3

2 sections · 3 quiz
⭐Lesson 19

The Four Core Habits

CISA's Secure Our World basics

2 sections · 3 quiz
🎯Lesson 20

Know Your Threat Landscape

Who might target you, and why

2 sections · 3 quiz
🛡️Lesson 21

Protect Personal Information

Set boundaries in the digital world

2 sections · 3 quiz
🔎Lesson 22

Shrink Your Public Footprint

Project Upskill Module 6

2 sections · 3 quiz
👣Lesson 23

Leave a Smaller Digital Trail

Post like strangers are watching — because they are

3 sections · 3 quiz
📜Lesson 24

Digital Consent & Privacy Rights

You agreed to something — know what

4 sections · 4 quiz
🦠Lesson 25

Defend Against Ransomware

Don't pay — prevent

2 sections · 3 quiz
🧪Lesson 26

Protect Sensitive Research

Guard proprietary and classified work

2 sections · 3 quiz
🚨Lesson 27

Recognize Online Harassment

Name the tactics used against public health voices

2 sections · 3 quiz
🆘Lesson 28

Respond to Online Harassment

An emergency checklist when it's happening

3 sections · 3 quiz
🧭Lesson 29

Respond to Online Abuse

Recognize, record, report, and recover

4 sections · 4 quiz
🔓Lesson 30

Recover From Account Takeover

Take back the door, then change the locks

4 sections · 4 quiz
🪪Lesson 31

Identity Theft: Freeze, Report, Recover

Freeze your credit, report it, follow the plan

4 sections · 4 quiz
🫶Lesson 32

When an Intimate Image Is Shared Without Consent

This is not your fault — here is what to do next

4 sections · 4 quiz

Lesson preview

Safe Browsing & Scams

Most attacks start with a click. Knowing how to read a URL and recognize a scam is one of the highest-leverage skills in digital hygiene.

Sample quiz question

What does the 's' in https:// indicate?

Speed
Secure (encrypted) connection
Search engine
Standard
Correct: Secure (encrypted) connection

HTTPS encrypts traffic between your browser and the site.

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How Hygi works

A tiny routine that keeps you safer online, one lesson at a time.

  1. 1

    Choose a lesson

    Pick any topic — there is no fixed order.

  2. 2

    Read quick tips

    Each lesson is a short, practical guide with actionable advice.

  3. 3

    Take the mini-quiz

    Answer a few quick questions to test what you learned.

  4. 4

    Earn your badge

    Get a badge for every topic you master, then win the trophy.