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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.

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 Frankie R

Sep 2, 2020

IBM and the trainers focused on exactly what they needed to to build a good foundation. I'm very grateful for this course.

By Guillermo A C M

Jul 5, 2020

Good course helped me to refresh knowledge that I had acquired during university. I will continue doing the other courses.

By Samarth G

May 29, 2020

The course was really great. I learned a lot about Cybersecurity.

Looking forward to more amazing courses in Cybersecurity

By Muskan S G

May 25, 2020

This course is amazing. Its also a perfect road to go on for one who is starting or want to start their in Cyber Security

By Neha k

May 24, 2020

This course is really helpful for clearing the basics of the cyber world, especially for those who are beginners like me.

By Amari L

Jun 1, 2022

was very educational and gave me a higher appreication for cyber security. I want to further my education in this field.

By Santiago C

Dec 5, 2021

Es un curso en el que aprenderas los fundamentos para empezar con una buena base en el mundo de la cibeseguridad. 10/10

By jose a v

Mar 18, 2023

Little bit dragging and could use some more interactive type of engaging students. Overall, great indtroductory course.

By williams A

Oct 30, 2022

very exceptional course,bg to your understanding a whole lot of vital informationand knowledge that is lacking behind

By Dr J P

Oct 19, 2022

The course gives a good understanding of cybersecurity basics, and various options/tools available to limit the risks.

By Uzoeshi D

Aug 4, 2022

This course was excellent, the amount of information, resources and tools they provide us are wonderful. Thank you IBM.

By Prathmesh s

Nov 12, 2021

Best course of cybersecurity......If you dont know anything about cybersecurity try this course its very very effective

By Agustin R

Jul 2, 2020

Excelente para principiantes. Te deja en la puerta para poder avanzar e interiorizarte en el mundo de la ciberseguridad

By pwnie p

Jun 23, 2020

the course was nice need to make it much more interesting with some kind of practical sessions , hope this will help <3

By Nauman M

May 14, 2023

I have gained a lot of knowledge from this course. Thanks to Coursera for increasing my knowledge about cybersecurity.

By Mehmood W

Apr 10, 2023

The content are very good for the beginner level but the voice quality sometimes glitches and it's hard to understand.

By Jose M

Jan 8, 2021

It was challenging and I Learned a lot, there was some minor issues with Video quality other then That it was spot on.

By Andres F

Jul 26, 2020

Es una gran oportunidad para iniciarse en el mundo de la seguridad informática. Toda la temática fue clara y oportuna.

By Sergio A

Jul 1, 2020

Very good oportunity. I was introduced in the cyber security with great professionals and IBM with all your 'know-how'

By Anand S

Jun 22, 2020

Very good beginner level course...and refers to quite a few useful links/resources where you can get more information.

By Aashish B

Mar 24, 2020

The course is properly customized to get a basic understanding of cybersecurity and different components related to it

By James L

Oct 22, 2022

very informational and easy to follow. feel like it set the building blocks well for what to expect in later courses

By Mohammad M U S

Dec 5, 2020

Very helpful and good explanation by world's best cyber security specialists. It is enough for a Introduction course.

By Oduntan A

Nov 21, 2020

I had a great experience and i see cyber security as an opportunity to explore career wise. Thank you for the course.

By Sukhpal S

Nov 15, 2020

Learned a lot. Came to know basics of Cybersecurity tools & Cyber Attacks and how we can prevent them from happening.