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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

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

VS

Feb 25, 2023

Being An IT Person I learned alot from this course and hope ill get more from this till now whatever i learned from this i got enough good experience and knowledge of ethical hacking and cybersecurity

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By Md. A H T

Sep 19, 2020

I learned a lot from this course. I didnt have any prior knowledge but I feel confident enough to do further study on cybersecurity field.

By Kwame A

Apr 22, 2022

This has given me a great stepping stone to kickstarting my cyber career and I am confident that the next level will deepen my knowledge.

By Jonathan P

Apr 23, 2021

Useful, but several of the links take the student to missing/deleted articles. There are also many typos. Thank you for the introduction.

By Krishna S

May 8, 2020

The resources provided throughout the course is all great except the audio and the video quality which need to be improved!! Thank you :)

By Ritvik S

Apr 15, 2021

A good course, giving a brief introduction to cybersecurity. However, the course quality can be improved and more topics can be covered.

By Mark S

Sep 1, 2021

Its a good introduction to the world of Cyber security, with some helpful insights into what the real world of Cyber attacks looks like

By Kerry W

Jul 15, 2021

Excellent delivery of a comprehensive course overall. A small select few of the videos can be hard to follow due to poor sound quality.

By Adrian L

Sep 8, 2020

Very Informative and well put together sometimes it was hard to understand the recording due to heavy accent by some of the specialist.

By Agus P

Jun 28, 2022

The audio quality on some videos had terrible quality. I barely heard the instructor say, but overall the material was well delivered

By cheikh D

Mar 29, 2022

ce cours est tres enrichissant dans la mesure ou il m'a permis d'apprehender les risques lies a lutilisation et a l'usage d'internet.

By Michael C

Dec 28, 2020

would have given 5 star however audio quality was horrible and with combined heavy accent some portions were difficult to understand

By Million A

Jan 22, 2020

The instructors accent were difficult to hear it, and the video sound quality is not good, I hope you are going to fix it next time.

By Roy B A

Sep 24, 2023

Great introduction course. To my personal experience as one who has familiarity with IT and security concepts it was a nice review.

By skage

Jul 10, 2021

a good intro to tools and cyber attacks, very good content but unfortunelty bad video quality, some of the slides are hard to read.

By Zwe P

Oct 24, 2022

I got a lot of new knowledge from this course. This foundation course gives me release way to walk on the path of cyber security.

By Anantha S R k

Sep 24, 2022

I have gained the required knowledge about the cyber security tools and type of attacks while it was a intersting course to learn

By Agnaldo H d R

Oct 17, 2021

Good introductory course.I recommend better microphones so the student can more easily understand what is being said. God blesses!

By Kesa A

Mar 25, 2024

I think this course is a good Introduction. But it clearly can be improve. The amount of hands on lab especially need to increase

By Corbin H

Aug 25, 2020

Good broad overview of the ideas and principles of the field; however, I would have appreciated a bit more practical application.

By Krishna V

Jul 3, 2020

A few of the materials and content seem to be very old (2017-2018). Otherwise good course to learn on the basics of cybersecurity

By P

May 16, 2020

Some videos have bad quality but overall it's a great course to start with understanding the basic knowledges of cybersecurity :)

By V S

May 10, 2023

Excellent introduction to cybersecurity. Simple and easy to understand with some practical knowledge on Cybersecurity ecosystem.

By Rakshit K

Nov 17, 2021

Could have added more practical world explanations. At times audio/video is not good since lectures are recorded on zoom i feel.

By Edmund N

Oct 17, 2020

Detailed and provides many resources. Some audio narration is not that good but most of the content are superb and enlightening.

By Keshav S

May 2, 2020

Loved it but faced problem in firewalls as many topics were not taught and ya many times voice was not proper audible in videos.