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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyberattacks by IBM

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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

AG

Aug 14, 2020

The reading link to Week 03's Framework and their purpose is Broken. Please Fix it. Everything else seemed perfect. I would recommend this course for people who think of starting their careers in CyS.

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.

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By Rashedun N N

Apr 26, 2021

Excellent course to understand the basic cybersecurity principles. The resources they provide are really really good. However, I think that the quality of the audio can be improved. Many parts of the course is not understandable without sub titles.

By Sunmark

Nov 18, 2019

I really hope the Audio quality is vastly improved, I found myself to see the transcripts of the video. The other part is the Quiz i have no idea where did i make mistakes so that i could revise on the section again. Otherwise overall a good intro

By Amit U

Jun 15, 2020

very well structured course. Trainers were knowledgeable and were able to explain the subjects very well. The most i was impressed with is critical thinking explanation. The resources are very useful to further the understanding on the subjects.

By Nagamallika Y

May 18, 2020

Firstly would like to thank and appreciate IBM for designing this course.I feel this course covered essential both general and technical information required to be start an active and confident journey in learning gaining cyber security skills.

By J D

May 22, 2022

This would be 5 stars but for some of the videos having some rough audio quality. The subtitles fail to capture some of the inaudible audio making it hard to figure out what exactly is said in those inaudible audio areas. Otherwise, it's great.

By Ricardo L

Oct 28, 2020

The overall course was thorough and informative. The audio quality of some videos could be better. Some concepts could have been explained more clearly and you really have to concentrate to follow some videos. Could be modernised and sharpened.

By Talha T

Nov 22, 2023

As you learn from basic, help you understand the fundamental of cybersecurity.

we can apply this skill in personal and workplace.

Bit of Knowledge is important as the world have change.

I prefer others to take this course as well. it is helpful.

By Farah C

Dec 28, 2022

The content is good, but unfortunately the presentation is sub-par. It made an otherwise good Intro-level course into a sub-par course. I really liked the SMEs explanations, I just wish there was quality control on the audio and presentations.

By Raghav S

Jul 29, 2021

I am thankful for the opportunity coursera has provided to me. This course is good for the people seeking mostly theory. There is very little application taught. The course could have been better if the audio and video qualities were good.

By Sharlotte F

Dec 22, 2020

Great course and intro to theory, concepts and terminology on cybersecurity. The production value in some of the audio is lacking though, would be great if they all matched the audio that was used to introduce each topic. Otherwise great.

By Luiz M

May 4, 2020

Content is very good but quality of the material (media) could be improved.

Some tutors knows a lot but do not speak in a understandable language for beginners (technical terms on content)

Overall satisfaction is good for the time invested.

By Rodolfo F

Oct 3, 2021

This course is a good way to start learning cybersecurity, with some good classes and resources. On the other hand, some information shared need to be updated and the audio in some classes could be better. Otherwise, great intro course.

By Jayanta S

Apr 25, 2021

It's was a very wonderful experience learning basics of cyber security, One problem i faced was audio was not clear enough. All the teachers were great. I like to thank every one of them for making this course so beautiful. thank u all.

By Chiamaka A

Jul 1, 2020

transcript did not always match with the audio so that would be a challenge for hearing-impaired users who rely solely on the transcripts.

the audio of some of the lectures were botched hence all the "INAUDIBLE" parts in the transcript

By Sergio I

Nov 5, 2019

Excelente curso, lleno de conocimientos clave para iniciar una carrera en una de las muchas ramas de la ciberseguridad. Sin embargo, el audio de algunos ponentes distaba de ser bueno, lo que hacia el video cansado y difícil de seguir.

By Princess T

Jul 2, 2023

Some videos are a little long and hard to follow ar first but the ones in the third and fourth week are easy to follow. I think it overlaps a lot with ISC's certified in cybersecurity course, so it's great review if you've done that.

By Trae R

Oct 4, 2022

I struggled a little bit with knowledge retention because of the heavy accents used in the videos at the start. However as the courses went on and I got more familiar with the voices the course became clear and had great knowledge.

By Mohankumar

Nov 5, 2020

This course is extremely helpful to learn the history and fundamentals of Cyber Security. Thank you for providing this course by IBM and I enrolled in this course with the help of Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, Thank You.

By Neo S L

Jun 11, 2020

Overall, there are also of useful contents and readings. It will be good that some training modules could be conducted in layman terms and a dictionary of all key terms will be helpful to professional not in the cybersecurity field.

By Mindaugas V

Feb 20, 2022

Well, I found the course very thrilling, especially when the topic is so exciting. What I learned, builds on my existing understanding on this field, and there was a space to learn something new. It's highly recommended, no doubt!

By Richard A

Jun 4, 2023

This course was amazing to take. Very informative and rich. My challenges were:

* Too much theory. I wanted more hands-on practice.

* The instructors were either inaudible or not clear with their words. Thank God for the subtitles.

By Abolfazl M

Aug 11, 2020

Everything was good about the lesson

Only the master's voice was a little weak

Sometimes it was not audible

A company like IBM is expected to provide good sound equipment for the master so that he can record sound properly.

Thankful

By David s

Nov 3, 2021

good introduction to cybersecurity for people who are looking to change career some improvement that could be made make to information clearer and put some info in about black hats in week 1 if your going to put it on the test.

By Jonathan I

Oct 4, 2020

The content served as a solid introduction, though some lectures seemed redundant. The lectures coming from different instructors could be reworked to flow more organically from one to other, but in isolation they were solid.

By Deleted A

May 16, 2020

It is an amazing course. I have learnt many things. One thing which i would like to suggest is that there few reading material which are not available. I hope you update those reading material as it would be of great help.