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Scams arrive everywhere now
Email, texts, phone calls, chat messages and QR codes all carry the same tricks, and many are perfectly written. People need clear signs to look for, not a vague warning to be careful.
Camderson Academy · CA-TD-006
Stop scams. Protect your accounts. Report with confidence.
A practical, self-paced course for every person on every team. In about two hours, learn to spot phishing in email, texts, calls and QR codes, check unusual requests before you act, strengthen your passwords, passkeys and sign-ins, keep your devices and the information you share safe, and report problems fast.
About 2 hours · 5 lessons with video · Beginner · No technical background needed · Self-paced · Tools and a live tracker you keep · 30-day money-back guarantee
Scams aim at people. A few habits stop most of them.
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Trust gets borrowed
A message that seems to come from a boss, a client or IT asks for gift cards, a code or new bank details. Without a simple way to check, kind and helpful people get caught.
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Mistakes stay quiet too long
When people are not sure something counts, or worry about blame, they wait. Every hour of waiting makes a small problem bigger.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
Six practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.
- Recognize phishing and social engineering in email, texts, calls, chats and QR codes, and report it the right way.
- Verify requests for money, gift cards, codes, sign-ins or changes to payment or contact details on a second, trusted channel.
- Protect accounts with long unique passwords in a password manager, multifactor authentication and passkeys, and never share a code.
- Keep work devices secure and use Wi-Fi safely.
- Handle and share information safely by sending only what is needed through approved routes.
- Report incidents and near misses quickly and correctly.
The Camderson method
Simple habits anyone can use in every role
The five Stop Signs
Pressure · Ask · Mismatch · Surprise · Too good
Run five quick questions on any message, and know when to report it, check it or carry on.
The Two-Channel Rule
Pause · Find a contact you trust · Ask · Act
Check any request for money, gift cards, codes or new payment details on a second channel before you act.
The Account Strength Ladder and the Device Checkup
Long unique passwords · Password manager · MFA · Passkeys · Screen lock · Updates · Find and erase
Move every account and device up one step at a time.
The Share-Safe Routine and Report Right
Need · Least · Route · Store · Delete · Stop · Tell · Describe · Keep
Send only what is needed, and report fast, with no blame.
Pause. Check. Protect. Report.
Curriculum
Inside the course
Two modules, 5 lessons with worked examples and video
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Spot and Stop Scams
Recognize phishing in email, texts, calls, chats and QR codes with the five Stop Signs, and stop impersonation, payment and gift card scams with the Two-Channel Rule.
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Protect Accounts, Devices and Data, and Report Fast
Climb the Account Strength Ladder with passwords, passkeys and MFA, keep devices and Wi-Fi use safe with the Device Checkup, share information with the Share-Safe Routine, and report problems with Report Right.
What is included
Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work
- 5 lessons, each with a written lesson, a worked example, a figure and a narrated, captioned lesson video, at your own pace
- A running example from Sablewick Facility Services, a fictional company where field crews, dispatch, customer service, finance and HR build better security habits together
- A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
- Security Habits Templates (Word) for every teaching tool, plus a sample one-page Security Habits Plan to adapt
- A Sablewick Security Tracker with live formulas (Phish Check, Request Check, Account Ladder, Device Checkup and Report Log), a solutions version and a reusable template for your own team
- Quick Reference Cards and the Sablewick Case Pack
- An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson slide
- Knowledge checks for both modules and a 20-question final assessment
- A short Security Habits Plan capstone for your own team or a fictional town library, reviewed by a person
- A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
- Access to the Camderson Academy community
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You work with email, a phone, shared accounts or customer information, in any role and any department
- You want clear, practical habits rather than fear or jargon
- You want your whole team to share the same simple way to spot, check and report
It is not the right fit if
- You need the AI side of these risks, such as what never to share with an AI tool or how voice clones work (CA-AI-008 AI Security and Data Privacy Essentials covers that)
- You are building a security program, technical controls or an incident response plan for an organization
- You want a recommendation for a specific security product (the course names no products)
- You need legal advice about a specific situation (talk with your organization's adviser)
Your instructor
Meet your instructor
Ruben Tejada
MA, MS, PHR
Managing Partner · Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness
Ruben Tejada is a strategic advisor and organizational leader whose career spans healthcare, public service, human resources, operations, and learning and development. He has built and facilitated workplace trainings for hundreds of employees and leaders, and knows that new habits stick when they are simple, practical and welcome in every role. In this course he helps you and your team spot scams, protect what matters and speak up fast.
About
About Camderson Academy
Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.
Training a team?
We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations that want everyone, in every role and department, to share the same everyday security habits. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any experience or a previous course?
No. There is no prerequisite and no technical background is needed. If you use email, a phone or any work account, you are ready.
Who is this course for?
Every person on every team: field and frontline staff, dispatch and front desk teams, customer service, sales, finance, HR, IT, team leads and owners. The example is a facility services company, and the habits fit offices, clinics, schools, nonprofits and businesses of every size.
How long do I have access?
Your access does not expire. Because security guidance changes often, we review the course every six months, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.
How long does it take?
About 2 hours in total, including the written lessons and their videos, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.
Do I have to use my own team for the capstone?
No. You can build your Security Habits Plan for the fictional Maplecroft Public Library included in the course. If you use your own team, use roles instead of names and never write down passwords, codes or security settings.
Does the course recommend security products or give legal advice?
No. It names no security products, vendors or prices, and it is general education, not legal or technical advice. It points you to official sources such as CISA, NIST, the FTC and the FBI, and to your own IT or security team. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any security vendor.
Is the certificate accredited, or does it carry professional credit?
Neither. You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and the capstone, a short plan that a person reviews. It is not an academic credential, is not accredited and does not carry continuing education or other professional credit.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. You are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If the course is not right for you, email connect@camderson.com within 30 days of purchase and we will refund you in full. No questions asked. Your course access ends when the refund is issued.
What tools do I need?
A spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files, a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.
Stop scams. Protect your accounts. Report with confidence.
Self-paced, about 2 hours, with a Workbook, Security Habits Templates, Quick Reference Cards and a live Security Habits Tracker to help you and your team pause, check, protect and report.
Backed by our 30-day money-back guarantee.
This course earns a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion. It is not an academic credential, is not accredited and does not carry continuing education or other professional credit. This course is general education about everyday security habits at work, not legal or technical advice, and does not replace your organization's security policies. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any security vendor and does not endorse any security product.