Cybersecurity is essential for everyone who uses information or communications technologies. Whether it is a computer, tablet, or smartphone, if it is connected to a network, learn about the technical infrastructure that connects it to the Internet.
What Is Cybersecurity?
What Is Cybersecurity?
This course is part of Cybersecurity Awareness for Everyone Specialization
Instructors: Herbert J. Mattord, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP, CDP
Sponsored by ITC-Infotech
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
5 hours to complete
3 weeks at 1 hour a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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Assessments
16 assignments
Taught in English
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September 2024
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This course is part of the Cybersecurity Awareness for Everyone Specialization
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There are 5 modules in this course
This module welcomes you to the specialization and the first course on cybersecurity awareness for everyone.
What's included
1 video
Understanding Cybersecurity
What's included
4 videos4 assignments
What's included
5 videos4 assignments
In this module you will learn about the threats and attacks that users of modern intimation and communication systems face.
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8 videos7 assignments
This concludes this first course in the Cybersecurity Awareness for Everyone specialization.
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1 video1 assignment
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