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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

SH

Jul 5, 2023

This course was a great source of information and explanation to the world of cybersecurity, It gave me a strong motivation to go forward with whole course and learn more about this fascinating field.

NA

Apr 1, 2024

"Thrilled to complete my first course in Cybersecurity - a perfect blend of tools and tactics. Insightful, engaging, and foundational. Highly recommend to anyone starting their cybersecurity journey!"

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By Jose M

Jan 8, 2021

It was challenging and I Learned a lot, there was some minor issues with Video quality other then That it was spot on.

By Andres F

Jul 26, 2020

Es una gran oportunidad para iniciarse en el mundo de la seguridad informática. Toda la temática fue clara y oportuna.

By Sergio A

Jul 1, 2020

Very good oportunity. I was introduced in the cyber security with great professionals and IBM with all your 'know-how'

By Anand S

Jun 22, 2020

Very good beginner level course...and refers to quite a few useful links/resources where you can get more information.

By Aashish B

Mar 24, 2020

The course is properly customized to get a basic understanding of cybersecurity and different components related to it

By James L

Oct 22, 2022

very informational and easy to follow. feel like it set the building blocks well for what to expect in later courses

By Mohammad M U S

Dec 5, 2020

Very helpful and good explanation by world's best cyber security specialists. It is enough for a Introduction course.

By Oduntan A

Nov 21, 2020

I had a great experience and i see cyber security as an opportunity to explore career wise. Thank you for the course.

By Sukhpal S

Nov 15, 2020

Learned a lot. Came to know basics of Cybersecurity tools & Cyber Attacks and how we can prevent them from happening.

By Daniel S

Jul 20, 2023

Interesting course, very detailed and absolutely necessary in today's environment. Looking forward to the next part.

By Austin L

Jun 11, 2023

for starting a new path to better my life i will say it opened my eyes to things i was always interested in learning

By William

Nov 17, 2022

Very nice, sounds a bit off in some videos, if I have to say something negative, but that is about that - thanks :-)

By Valeria H

Aug 17, 2022

Amazing course for beginners! Really enjoyes studying. Has a lot of interesting information and additional articles

By BANG N J

Oct 15, 2020

This course has been most effective to introduce me a newbie into th e world of cybersecurity.

Thank Coursera and IBM

By Somendra S

Aug 19, 2020

Every Module elucidate salient feature of Cyber security from scratch with synergy of knowledge of Expert from IBM.

By OtellO A

May 29, 2020

This is my introduction to Cybersecurity and I was impressed by the simple presentation, good examples, and quizzes.

By Charlotte K

Jan 26, 2020

Highly interesting, well put together. I enjoyed it very much and feel like I have increased my knowledge massively.

By Syeda F

Oct 25, 2022

Got to learn a lot about Cybersecurity. The videos are very informative and we also get a lot of reading material.

By Henry T

Oct 6, 2022

Excellent!

Enjoyed the multi-national instructors.

Some were hard to understand but well worth the time to review!

By MAHESH J

Jul 30, 2021

Very solid course. A lot of useful links with additional material to study. Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge.

By David C

Apr 19, 2021

Very interesting course , provide very useful information and a lot of theory that may be put in practice later on.

By Afran J

Jul 26, 2020

I really like to take the course on your site, thank you very much for the convenience, this is just the beginning)

By Ikhureigbe O R

Sep 20, 2023

Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks Course has really help me to improved in my security measured.

By CARLOS E R

Sep 4, 2022

Although it was only intro do cybersecurity, it had a lot of valuable information. Foundations to any field is key

By Gary D

Mar 4, 2021

Course was very well laid out and easy to follow. Had a hard time sometimes understanding some of the instructors.