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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks by IBM

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About the Course

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic Cybersecurity. You will learn the history of Cybersecurity, types and motives of cyber attacks to further your knowledge of current threats to organizations and individuals. Key terminology, basic system concepts and tools will be examined as an introduction to the Cybersecurity field. You will learn about critical thinking and its importance to anyone looking to pursue a career in Cybersecurity. Finally, you will begin to learn about organizations and resources to further research cybersecurity issues in the Modern era. This course is intended for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of Cybersecurity or as the first course in a series of courses to acquire the skills to work in the Cybersecurity field as a Jr Cybersecurity Analyst. The completion of this course also makes you eligible to earn the Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks IBM digital badge. More information about the badge can be found https://www.youracclaim.com/org/ibm/badge/introduction-to-cybersecurity-tools-cyber-attacks...

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.

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 Gregory S

Oct 13, 2020

With cybersecuirty being one of the most in-demand career fields, this course allows you to familarize yourself with terms and skills needed to become job-ready!

By LINIO A S

May 20, 2020

Excelent course methodology that make it fair the balance between the content course itself and the knowledge aquired by the student. Thank you Coursera and IBM!

By Robert C A J

Nov 3, 2022

Although there are a lot of topics mentioned throughout this course, I concluded that it's a good foundational course for beginners, if you take a lot of notes.

By Purushothaman B

Oct 23, 2022

The course is excellent but the quality of video and audio wants to be good because in the middle of the video I can't hear anything properly please rectify it

By Usuf R

Oct 6, 2022

I really love this course and I enjoyed every bit of information that I have read so far, Thank you coursera for making this journey a successful one.#

Thanks.

By Aditya

Oct 18, 2020

It was great experience with Introduction to Cybersecurity tools and cyber attacks and i really learn something new. Thank you coursera for this amazing course.

By donald c

Mar 20, 2024

never attended an IT CLASS before but i was able to assimilate everything i was thought here. Nice and detailed enough for beginners to comprehend on first try

By Nethala J

Sep 21, 2022

Coursera is the best option to learn any skill and it also provides a certificate after completion of the course . It motivates learners and it is very useful 

By Nino B

Feb 23, 2021

The course was interesting and easy to understand. I understand all basic concepts needed in Cybersecurity field. Quizzes were adequate and enjoyable to write.

By Kiana A

Dec 9, 2020

I really enjoyed the course. The only issue is sometimes the videos would have some inaudible moments. But other than that, the course was really educational.

By Rocky R

Aug 23, 2021

very informative and systematic,the information presented are digestible. The practice quizzes are great because it test my current understanding of the topic

By Mayowa M

Apr 30, 2023

It contains a step by step process of knowing about cybersecurity and a clear understanding of confidentiality, integrity and availability in system security

By Kathy R

Jun 20, 2022

Great information and teaching style. The thing I want to bring up is that the sound is rather tinny as though they were standing too far away from the mic.

By Socorro E A E

Apr 18, 2021

Thak you for preparing such a completec course, now i understand better how the world of cybersecurity works. I hope to be able to contribute something soon.

By Ronald D

Feb 11, 2023

Great stuff indeed. Learning foundatios of Cyber attacks and defense techniques, a great deal for me. Thank you very much for affording me this opportunity.

By Frankline M E

Dec 29, 2022

The course was a good introduction to those wanting to start a cybersecurity career. I found it informative and exciting to my desire for more in this area.

By Donald G

Dec 24, 2020

The course has a good amount of content that is suitable to be people new to the fields. The quality of the audio in some of the videos is not great though.

By Angelo T

Dec 23, 2020

I am rating this course as perfect as five, this course is so much helpful for me to nurture my knowledge about how to secure and defend your cyber network.

By Abdullah M I

Jun 25, 2020

Very good and informatic course specially for the beginners and a great initiative also.

I would like to thanks entire team from lecturers to the presenters.

By Abdirahman A K

May 21, 2023

I AM VERY HAPPY TO DAY TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE AND I WISH IN THE FUTUE IT WILL HELP ME A ALOT , THANK YOU IBM AND COURSERA ALOW ME TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE.

By Kamaldeep k b

Dec 5, 2022

thankyou very much for an interesting course.everything was interesting and informative.I strongly recommend to anyone getting started with cybersecurity.

By MUHAMMAD H

Sep 26, 2022

I learn the basics of cybersecurity tools attacks i really give me more light into building my cybersecurity career.

Thank you so much to the coursera team

By Eslam M R

Aug 16, 2020

Helpful, It gives you all the needed basics to start in the cybersecurity track and to have the general knowledge to take a big step in this career. Thanks

By Loucas P

Aug 4, 2020

To the point course, can get you into speed for reputable certifications like Sec+ etc

Good videos, quizes and exams were to the point.

Excellent experience.

By BAMBA O

Feb 8, 2024

je suis vraiment satisfait du cours d'introduction a la cybersécurité. Grace a ce cours j'ai une vision globale de le cybersécurité. encore merci a vous !