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About the Course

According to a recent IBM report, cyberattacks have surged 71%! This alarming statistic highlights a huge demand for cybersecurity professionals. This IBM course will introduce you to fundamental cybersecurity concepts, threats, and preventive measures to start your cybersecurity journey. In this course, you’ll explore the evolution of cybersecurity and discover the critical thinking model. You’ll also cover threat actors, malware, ransomware, and defenses against social engineering. Additionally, you’ll learn about internet security threats and security controls. You’ll explore the fundamentals of identity and access management (IAM), authentication, and access control. You’ll also look at the physical threats organizations encounter and consider effective security measures. Throughout, you’ll build practical knowledge through hands-on labs and gain technical expertise through insights from industry experts. Your final project will enable you to effectively demonstrate your understanding of cybersecurity principles. This course is for anyone who wants a basic understanding of cybersecurity and is part of a series designed to help you start a career as a Cybersecurity Analyst....

Top reviews

JD

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Great introductory course. The mobile app makes it easy to learn on the go at your own pace. Some of the audio is a bit patchy at times, but the ability to review the transcript helps make up for it.

MG

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Very solid course. Quick overview about almost everything you need to know at the beginning. A lot of useful links with additional material to study. Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge, indeed!

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By RHYTHM P

Jun 24, 2020

A Great platform to learn some valuable things which we are interested in.

By NAVEEN K C S

Apr 22, 2020

Best course to recall cybersecurity concepts for beginner and professional

By siddharth

Feb 2, 2020

IT was great experience in learning from Coursera and expanding my knowle

By Jeordan H

Jun 24, 2024

Gives you the basics to enter your studies in the IT cyber security realm

By Sarah A

Mar 5, 2023

Really enjoyed the intro , help with understanding some of the language.

By Justin O

Mar 22, 2022

This course was really great. Im realy confident in this certification .

By Gerald P I

Dec 10, 2021

This course was very helpful in understanding the basics of cybersecurity

By Mathews M O

Jul 30, 2021

This course has been amazing. I was able to learn a lot from this course.

By Harshith R

Jun 13, 2021

It really is very informative and helpful thank u so much for the course

By Mario A O S

Jul 1, 2020

I really enjoy the structure of the information, very clear and objective

By Shashikant D L

Jun 18, 2020

Good Course. I thank Coursera and IBM for giving me the chance to learn.

By ZEIR A

Apr 14, 2023

Pretty explanatory and well structured to be learn it in a positive way.

By Clay S

Oct 23, 2022

Great informative course, I'm learning a lot of great useful knowledge.

By Lennox D B

Sep 21, 2022

Provided a sound initial foundation to build skills in cyber security.

By Paul V

Aug 21, 2022

A great introduction to networks and the fundamentals of cyber security.

By Alex B A

May 28, 2022

Great and helpful information by IMB Instructors and coursera.

Thank You

By Manish S

Dec 29, 2020

Excellent course content, Good introductory information on Cybersecurity

By Jaldemar R d C

Aug 13, 2020

precisamos da teoria para qualquer curso, porém a prática é fundamental

By PHILIP P A T

May 27, 2020

Wonderful course to get an insight about what cyber security really is !

By Josh H

Jan 24, 2020

very informative for a outright beginner in cybersecurity, recommended!!

By Miriam U

Nov 19, 2022

I enjoyed taking the course because i learnt a lot about cybersecurity.

By Carmela S

Nov 2, 2022

Make sure you take notes, pay attention to the presentation and slides.

By Jimmy J

Aug 6, 2022

Excelente, aprendi muchisimo espero poder terminar el programa completo

By Roberto I P

Jul 14, 2022

Excellent introductory course on cybersecurity tools and cyber attacks!

By Erik H S A

Jul 14, 2022

The best introduction to Cybersecurity and the tools used in the field.