{"product_id":"locking-down-your-devices-course-03","title":"Locking Down Your Devices - GhostNet Cyber Fundamentals Course 03","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's a specific cold feeling in the second you realise your phone isn't in your pocket. It isn't really about the phone. It's about what's on it, and what's already signed in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolice in England and Wales recorded 129,068 theft from the person offences in the year to December 2025. A large share are phones, taken from a hand or a pocket in seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether that moment turns into a bad afternoon or a genuinely bad month is decided by settings you either switched on beforehand or didn't. Most people secure their accounts and leave the device itself wide open, which is backwards: your phone is the thing that leaves the house, gets left in taxis, and is already logged into your email, your bank, and the authenticator app holding your second factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis course closes that gap in under an hour, and it's mostly one-time settings you never touch again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lock Ladder.\u003c\/strong\u003e Screen locks are not equal, and the ladder shows you exactly where yours sits. An alphanumeric passphrase at the top, a 6-digit PIN as the realistic default, a 4-digit PIN as barely adequate at 10,000 combinations, and swipe patterns at the bottom where they belong. Biometrics unlock. The code underneath is what actually secures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Decision Matrix.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight settings, each with the risk if you ignore it, the simplest fix, and a priority. Four are marked CORE, and those four are the ones that turn a theft into a non-event. Run the list once per device and stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Clarity Scripts.\u003c\/strong\u003e Settings menus differ between devices, but the question you're answering never does. The scripts are those questions, including the one nobody wants to need: a calm, ordered response for the moment a device actually goes missing. Screenshot it now so it works from somebody else's phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 50-minute Action Plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e Timed blocks, phone first because it carries the most risk, then laptop, then anything else. Strong lock and 30-second auto-lock, find-and-wipe enabled and tested, disk encryption switched on with the recovery key saved, automatic updates on everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix self-tests.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each with a clear pass condition, including test five, the one people skip: locating your own device on a map from another browser before you ever have to do it for real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe four ideas behind it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreen lock.\u003c\/strong\u003e The front door. Stops someone tapping straight through your logged-in apps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEncryption.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stops someone pulling the storage out and reading it on another machine. On by default on modern phones once you set a passcode, but usually off on laptops until you turn it on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuto-updates.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every update closes a flaw attackers already know about. The highest-value habit you can set once and forget.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFind and wipe.\u003c\/strong\u003e Locate it, lock it, or erase it from any browser. This is the setting that turns a catastrophe into an inconvenience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThis is for you if\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour auto-lock is still set to five minutes, which is ample time for someone to pick up an open phone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou don't know whether your laptop is encrypted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've never tested that Find My actually works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour 2FA codes are readable on your lock screen without unlocking anything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou have an old tablet in a drawer that's still signed into everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're about to sell or recycle a device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBy the last page\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery device you own is locked, encrypted, auto-updating, and findable or wipeable if it disappears. A lost device becomes a lost piece of glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCourse details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: downloadable PDF, 14 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime to complete: 45 to 60 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: Course 03 of 20, GhostNet Cyber Fundamentals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack: Track A, Privacy Foundations (Courses 01 to 05)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrerequisites: none, though it follows naturally from Courses 01 and 02\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks on: any device, any operating system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLevel: complete beginner, no technical background needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest done with your phone and laptop in front of you, since it's almost entirely settings changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBuy with confidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it isn't useful, email us within 30 days and we'll refund you in full. You don't need to give a reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere to go next\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCourse 04, Browse Clean. Leave No Trace., cleans up what your now-sealed devices leak while you use them. If it's your Wi-Fi that worries you, jump to Course 11, Home Network and WiFi Security, instead. Or take Privacy Foundations, the five-course bundle covering Courses 01 to 05, for £50 instead of £150.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GhostNet Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460487733594,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/0445\/9866\/files\/03-hero_1200x1500_509d81f6-2b35-4f19-853d-c58e779129b3.png?v=1782257660","url":"https:\/\/ghostnetsolutions.com\/products\/locking-down-your-devices-course-03","provider":"GhostNet Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}