It is being tough to accomplish this course for someone like me with a very basic knowledge of computer science. Nevertheless, thanks to the great work done by coordinators and teachers, I have been able to easily follow all their instructions and do my tasks. I have gained a deeper understanding of what is behind the scenes of an internet connection and how important it is to keep safe from attackers.

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Myself Avinash Andhale, first ofall thank you soo much to the whole team of the faculties and the coordinators And also thanks to the coursera for giving me these golden opportunity to complete the course. It's an amazing course we get to learn and experience a lot's of skills and knowledge. i have gained a lot's of technical skills & techniques to enhance and build my career successfully.

I am overwhelm with the content of this course. I never expected to cover much in a short time. The course is loaded with so much rich material about security until i fel i am ready to take seat for the CompTIA A+ certification. I wish to thank Merit America and Cousera for a great JOB. I am certainly coming back to specialise on cybersecurity. I appreciate the course instructors for their savvy.

Would highly recommend this course!Had an awesome time with my instructor as he kept me very engaged using food and movie references to help keep my notes not just entertaining but straight to the point. For those planning to take this class, have no fear, you will find this course to be super easy to comprehend and understand. I hope to one day use my skills and improve security with technology

Absolute beauty even in the final course! Google has done an outstanding job in putting out this course for everyone! Its easily accessible and convenient The important part is this course is perfect for beginners whatever their age is! The videos, explanations, and instructors are perfect and they explain every single line! Grateful for joining this course and please continue this great work!

Wohoooo! Just complete the IT Security course! The learning journey was amazing. I have learned so many interesting things about IT Security as like Security Threats, Cryptography, IT Security Infrastructure, Network Security, Defense in Depth and so on. In this course I most interesting thing I have learn Cryptography. I will recommend this course for any IT Support Specialist.

I felt very intimidated at first learning these security concepts, but what I find rewarding is the fact that I have just become familiar with them now. Don't let anything intimidate you in learning from this course as you will get the hang of it later on when you find an IT job. It has deepened my knowledge in IT and I feel it definitely will prepare me for the CompTIA A+ exam.

"IT Security: Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts" is an insightful and comprehensive guide for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of cybersecurity. The course is part of Google’s IT Support Professional Certificate, and it effectively covers a broad spectrum of security concepts, making it ideal for both beginners and those looking to sharpen their existing skills.

I enjoyed learning and getting to hear about different learnings. The fact google wants you to succeed speaks voumes. I also liked they talked through each pieces. Note: I wish some of the sections where graded by a live person (business consultation and the other writing project) so there could be feedback in the shortcomings but I will still give a 5 star.

the most tough course over all 5 course for me. security policies lies on our everyday scenario which we might take it for granted, with this, I see that through every type of password or different policy implementation is design to make our life more secure in computational environment. all people need to realize on how important security policy is. thank you

This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. It introduces threats and attacks and the many ways they can show up. Then, I had dive into the three As of information security: Authentication, authorization, and accounting. I also cover network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to WIFI encryption options.

The Google IT Support Specialization course is one big and straight question: Do you wish to work in the IT Support industry?. The answer to the questions, regardless of it, is going through this course. The users will have a clear answer and will be wiser in such way they can make a better decision on their next carrier step. Very well done Google.

First of all, coolest title ever. Now to the content of the course, it was everything I hoped for. If there was anything I wanted to know that wasn't discussed, there was a link included, to access the information. And just like i said about the other courses in the program, this was wholesome and I thank Coursera and Google for making it possible.

I must admit this one was pretty challenging and to be honest it took me a little while longer and as well I was waiting for the labs to reset but overall I completed it. Thankfully and I am so appreciative for all the instructors and anyone else giving guidance that I made it!!! Whoever is reading this have an amazing, magnificent day!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Very Important Aspect of IT which is Security and defense is covered brilliantly by google and it's instructor. Got to many things, adding to my knowledge. This Course Completes the Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program which was a very knowledgeable and helpful course to enroll too. Thank you google.Thank you all the Instructor's

Wow, so many things I've gained and learned from these courses. I have learned so much, and experienced a whole new level of knowledge that I thought at first would be a little out of my league. These courses have made it truly accessible and easy to learn this information and retain it! I feel like I'm ready to take on the IT world now! :D

I greatly enjoyed this course. I was a great intro in to the Security sector of IT and gave me a great foundation to move into my new career. The pacing and the information and well as the presenter were all fantastic. I especially enjoy the hands on labs, which gave me some much needed experience with the command line command use.

The course is very good at giving a good summary of the security roles a System Admin may encounter. It helps to point the student in the right direction for more detailed instructions in each area. I enjoyed the course. It contained the correct amount of material. I am confident in continue my search on how to secure networks.

I've never completed a course like this before (remote instruction) and I cannot express how great the instructor was and the overall content of the material. I would definitely recommend this to my co-workers as well as friends. I will be looking into taking more of these classes through COURSERA in the near future.

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I knew IT security is a complex matter. Nevertheless, it came as a surprise to me how comprehensive this course was. Malware, Cryptography, Firewalls, Policies etc. I would like to thank our instructor for his well-taught course. I have learned a lot. I am afraid, however, I can't keep all details in my long-term-memory.

This was an informative, interesting, and one of the more important modules. Some of the videos had a lot of details which could potentially lose the attention of the viewer, but Gian led us through it in a clear and concise manner. When he would interject his humor, it came across as natural and genuine, and not forced.

Lots of information and easy to understand lessons. It is a lot, but with what is provided, enough of a start is provided for beginners to build upon later. The information is not only good for professional best practices, but also for practical ways anyone can take an active role in safeguarding their own home systems.

لقد كانت دورة تدريبية شيقة جدا ولقد استفدت كثيرا من هذه الدورة بالرغم من صعوبة بعض الدروس، بعض الدروس تحتاج الي تركيز شديد والبعض الاخر يحتاج الي المراجعة وربما التكرار عدة مرات. لكن علي العموم لقد استفدت فائدة عظيمة جدا من هذه الدورة تحياتي للقائمين علي الامر ولزملائي الدارسين واتمني لكم جميعا التوفيق والنجاح والتقدم.

It is vital to know how to protect our IT infrastructures from the digital dark arts. This course gives a valuable and overall introduction to preparing us to understand the many ways our systems and networks are exposed and how we can mitigate and prevent those risks using sound protocols, technologies, and behaviors.

IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts is a very good course since it equips one with the practical challenges that one may encounter in their IT support specialist role. I particularly have gained a lot from this course. I am very grateful to Google in conjunction with Coursera for offering this course.