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About the Course

With this beginner friendly course, learn fundamental Cybersecurity skills that are crucial for anyone using computing devices and connecting to the Internet. You will first learn to recognize common security threats and risks that individuals and organizations may face, such as theft, tampering, and destruction of sensitive information. You’ll then discover the characteristics of cyber-attacks and learn how you can employ best practices to guard against them. Next, you’ll learn about the best practices against cyberattacks. These include using strong passwords, good password management, and multi-factor authentication. You’ll learn ways in which you can strengthen your security plan with techniques like device hardening, encryption and more. You’ll then learn about safe browsing practices. You’ll gain an understanding of why you must practice safe browsing; to protect yourself against hackers, phishing, identity theft, security leaks, privacy issues and more. You’ll also explore methods for securing and managing confidential information. Then, discover how to configure browsers to help reduce security breaches. Throughout this course you will complete many hands-on labs which will enhance your understanding of course material. At the end of this course, you will have the opportunity to complete a final project where you will demonstrate your proficiency in cybersecurity. Designed specifically for beginners and those who are interested in a Cybersecurity Specialist or Analyst roles as well as entry-level roles in Information Security (Infosec) engineering. This course dives into the world of cybersecurity to give you the critical skills employers need. It also supports the needs of technical and IT support roles, who can find themselves on the front lines of defense for cybersecurity issues....

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DA

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Overall content is very good.

I found some mistakes in quizzes which i hope will be rectified soon.

Thanks IBM for the great course :-)

MM

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Thank you so much for this course!. This gave all the mendatory knowledge a person who is using must have,this course can also be the first step if you are interested in cyber security

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By Stephen P

Sep 10, 2024

This comment is for the entire series of ITF+ prep so far. Some of the instructions have been rather oblique. The labs are spotty in design and function and assume too much. The AI grader on the extra credit assignments has regular brain farts where it marks obviously correct answers incorrect. I had a lot of background knowledge, so I have been able to confidently correct or navigate screwups when they occurred. However, this is supposed to be a basic curriculum with no previous experience assumed. A true newbie taking these courses might end up very confused and discouraged, at certain points. Suggest future changes/updates be tested on actual 'newbs' to verify that they are functional and accessible with no major previous networking experience beyond consumer-level. Put a smart housewife with an ipad, a cell phone, and a 110 IQ in the hot seat and see how she does...

By Muhammad M

Sep 8, 2022

Thank you so much for this course!. This gave all the mendatory knowledge a person who is using must have,this course can also be the first step if you are interested in cyber security

By Deleted A

Jul 27, 2023

Overall content is very good.

I found some mistakes in quizzes which i hope will be rectified soon.

Thanks IBM for the great course :-)

By Gilbert G

Aug 23, 2023

excellent introduction to what you need to know about cybersecurity.

By Jennifer P

May 18, 2022

It was worth taking. Much better than what my own employer provided.

By Beverly A

Jan 19, 2023

NIce to get a general knowledge in this topic!

By Sendo T

May 3, 2024

Good contents.

By AMPALLI P

May 31, 2023

good

By البندري ف ع آ خ ا ف ع آ خ

Feb 8, 2023

شكرا

By Kevin B

Jul 10, 2024

Possibly make more hands on lab work by splitting up some of the ones here into smaller pieces, that way the student will need to have remembered, or go back again and re-read, their notes or the modules for the answers. This way instead of doing several small things, the repetition of tasks spread out, while a little more time consuming, could help reinforce the lessons learned.

By Eslam H

Oct 24, 2022

how ever the information is enriching , the course is sro robotic

By YADLAPALLI A V

Apr 8, 2024

i have enrolled n to it already on behalf of my collegge will you please re check my access to this website i need to compete my course