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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....

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MS

Jul 2, 2024

Thrilled to announce that I've completed the Cyber Security course on Coursera! Excited to apply this knowledge to protect and secure digital environments. #CyberSecurity #ContinuousLearning #Coursera

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 Donald R

Jul 19, 2021

We should be able to see the questions we got wrong and/or there should be an explanation of why we got them wrong

By Wasayf A

Dec 15, 2020

it a good course information ,but I'm disappointment from video sound and video quality it too bad like 90's video

By Benjamin B

Sep 19, 2020

Most of the presenters in the videos were very difficult to understand and the audio quality was terrible as well.

By Aman K

Oct 13, 2020

I am giving only three stars because of sound quality. very difficult to understand because of bad sound quality.

By Safina K

Feb 16, 2022

provide good overview of all topic related to cyber security. purely a beginner course . focus more on theory .

By gabriel h

Sep 6, 2019

This course has a lack of profecionality, and good structure I can review my quiz for know was I am doing wrong

By Eric H

Jul 28, 2022

Good introduction to Cybersecurity

The sound of some of the videos is very bad but most of them are good quality

By Alexandria N

Apr 6, 2022

some professors were a bit hard to understand and the subtitles weren´t able to properly interpret them either.

By Adam R

Jun 29, 2020

Great Content, terrible audio, and presenter accents and enthusiasm was not very good. Overall worth the effort

By Yash B

Oct 31, 2022

Course is best but the sound quality of the videos is very low. You can't watch a video more than a minute.

By Cole C

Aug 10, 2022

Good information, awesome presentation style. However very difficult to understand a few of the instructors.

By Mihai V

Oct 25, 2020

I should be able to print an outline with the main concepts then I will be able to manage the course better.

By Javier S S

Sep 1, 2021

Interesting way of introducing yourself to Cybersecurity but in my opinion the videos could be more concise

By Niklaus R

Sep 13, 2020

Good content and structure, but many inaccuracies in the details (e.g. confusing message delay and replay).

By Pancham N

Jul 2, 2022

all things are good except the sound of every video are some in very low and somes' frequency is very high

By Prarthana N

Nov 5, 2022

The clarity in the videos is pretty poor in places which makes it hard to comprehend and watch the same.

By bhavish b

Sep 15, 2021

very interresting but the quizes are pretty much boring should work on that to make it more interactive.

By kumar s

Oct 22, 2023

Good for Introduction to key topics but It could be better if the explanation could be more elaborated.

By Deb B

Jan 13, 2023

Pretty dry, some presentations hard to understand, poor audio quality and powerpoint slides very basic.

By HOSSAIN M S

Sep 13, 2022

It should have been more detailed about the cyber security field. More technical aspects can be added

By Ebraheem Y

Aug 10, 2022

The video and audio quality was unsatisfactory. The rest of the course, knowledge-wise was really good.

By Khrystyna K

Sep 20, 2022

I would say It was difficult for me as a beginner and not very interesting, maybe it is just not mine

By Olivier H

Jan 3, 2022

Only three stars because the audio quality is mediocre. I was expecting better media quality from IBM.

By Rachel S

Mar 16, 2021

Sometimes the audio was very bad and there were gaps in the story which made it difficult to follow.

By Fred C

Dec 8, 2020

The content was fine but the voices of the presenters were very dimmed and often hard to understand.