{"product_id":"spotting-fake-sites-apps-messages-course-09","title":"Spotting Fake Sites, Apps \u0026 Messages - GhostNet Cyber Fundamentals Course 09","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe login page looked exactly right. The logo, the layout, the padlock in the corner. That's not a coincidence, it's the entire product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a single year the NCSC removed 1.2 million scam campaigns, and it now completes half of its takedowns within an hour of a report. That kind of speed exists because the fakes are convincing and they reproduce faster than anyone can pull them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's also got harder recently. A cloned voice on the phone that sounds like someone you love, asking for help. Video that holds up until you know what to look for. The good news is that counterfeits still have tells, and one habit catches most of them in seconds: reading the actual address before you type anything into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAddress-bar anatomy.\u003c\/strong\u003e How to read a web address the way a forger does. What's decoration, what's the real domain, and where in that string the lie is usually hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Verify Ladder.\u003c\/strong\u003e Four tiers of confidence, from \"it looks right\", which is the weakest evidence there is, up to going there directly yourself, which is the only one that can't be faked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAI forgery tells.\u003c\/strong\u003e What currently gives away cloned voices, deepfake video and machine-written text. Written with the honest caveat that this is the fastest-moving part of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Decision Matrix.\u003c\/strong\u003e One process for a link, a login page, an app install, or an urgent call, so you're not inventing a method while somebody waits on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 50-minute action plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bookmark the real versions of the sites that matter, audit what's already installed on your phone, and drill five genuine addresses until reading them is automatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix self-tests\u003c\/strong\u003e built on the master skill: naming the true domain, every time, without hesitating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThis is for you if\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've clicked a link in a message without checking where it went\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou couldn't reliably tell a real login page from a good copy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've seen enough about voice cloning to be uneasy and want an actual defence rather than a vague worry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou install apps without thinking much about where they came from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a method you can teach to somebody else in your family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBy the last page\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll read addresses properly, verify before you trust rather than after, and have a working eye for counterfeits across sites, apps and AI-made forgeries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCourse details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: downloadable PDF, 13 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime to complete: 50 to 65 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: Course 09 of 20, GhostNet Cyber Fundamentals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack: Track B, Threats and How to Spot Them (Course 4 of 5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrerequisites: none, though Courses 06 and 08 pair naturally with it\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\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 10, What to Do If You've Been Hacked, closes Track B with the recovery plan for when something gets through anyway. Or take Threats and How to Spot Them, the five-course bundle covering Courses 06 to 10, for £100 instead of £150.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GhostNet Solutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54375708688730,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/0445\/9866\/files\/C09-hero_1200x1500_7cf7b6af-ac40-42ef-9199-d23a3e49a6ee.png?v=1782840033","url":"https:\/\/ghostnetsolutions.com\/products\/spotting-fake-sites-apps-messages-course-09","provider":"GhostNet Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}