Everyday security 2: the new scams
Essentials plan
Six short modules for all staff: the booby-trapped QR code and text message, the fake IT support, the app asking for access, the fake verification page, habits on the move and what you post online.
- 7 min
- 3 modules
- 9-question check
- English · Français
- Attestation
You will be able to
- Recognise a booby-trapped QR code or text message: sticker, urgency, a request to sign in or pay
- Recognise fake support: contact you didn't request, an external account, a reassuring display name, urgency
- Recognise a suspicious app permission request: unverified publisher, access to mail or files, an unexpected prompt
Programme
3 modules · 7 min-
The booby-trapped QR code 2 min
- Recognise a booby-trapped QR code or text message: sticker, urgency, a request to sign in or pay
- Never sign in or pay from a QR code or a text message: use the official app or an address you type yourself
- Report the message (texts to 33700 in France, emails to IT) and warn at once if you have already entered something
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Fake IT support 2 min
- Recognise fake support: contact you didn't request, an external account, a reassuring display name, urgency
- Never grant remote access (Quick Assist or any other tool) to support you didn't contact yourself
- Hang up and call IT through a channel you know; if access was already given, end the session and warn at once
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"Allow access" 2 min
- Recognise a suspicious app permission request: unverified publisher, access to mail or files, an unexpected prompt
- Never enter a sign-in code received by message or phone unless you started the sign-in yourself
- Tell IT at once after a click: changing your password isn't always enough, the access must be removed
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Knowledge check
9 questions, pass mark 80 %. Explanations after each answer; you can try again.
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Attestation
One per person, with the date, the score and the frameworks covered — anyone can check it online with its code.
Version 1 · updated October 5, 2026