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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

Jun 18, 2021

I Thanks Coursera ,IBM and its team to provide us such a grade knowledge to help the world for protecting, analyzing ,recovering from the cyber attacks and otheronce again thanks Coursera and IBM Team

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.

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By Vishnu K

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Jun 24, 2020

I liked it very much as I love to know more about cyber security.

By Federico A

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Mar 20, 2020

Well explained and give a great first approach to cyber security.

By Emmanuel M A

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Jan 7, 2025

it was an eye opener and a very insightful course. i enjoyed it.

By Yusuf Y

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Jan 17, 2023

very impressive. Coursera I due appreciate you guys. God bless

By Vanessa C

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Jan 11, 2023

Really informative, and helped refresh my cybersecurity toolkit.

By Terrance E

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Sep 24, 2022

Seems like a great course to continue, I can't wait to continue.

By Ankush S

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Mar 15, 2022

very helpful and great course. i am really thankful to coursera.

By Tung W S

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Feb 7, 2022

Gain a lot of knowledge for cybersecurity Tool & Cyber Attacks.

By Ramesh Y

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Jan 27, 2022

Very informative and guided course . Thanks a lot Team Coursera.

By Bryan T

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Jan 25, 2022

Excellent Course for those who want to jump-in in Cyber Security

By CLAUDIA A S S

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Dec 24, 2021

Muyb buena guia para introducirse a los temas de cyberseguridad!

By Darasan R

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Nov 9, 2021

this cource is very useful to me im very happy with this cource

By Durvish P

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Aug 29, 2021

I loved it. I'm very happy to start my career in cyber security

By Nanotic A

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May 24, 2021

Great course, opened my mind a lot. 100 % recommend this course.

By P C

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Oct 24, 2020

this is a good course for beginner to learn about cybersecurity!

By Thisenthira N

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Jul 24, 2020

It helped me to learn many basic things of Cyber Security.

Thanks

By Moises S G

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Jul 19, 2020

Excelente curso introductorio. Te da los key concept esceniales!

By Diego F I D

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Jul 13, 2020

It is a great course, have all the bases to start in this topic.

By Yosimar J G M

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Jul 12, 2020

Muy bien explicado y te da una idea general sobre Cybersecurity.

By Khush V P

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Jul 9, 2020

The Course was best course.I enjoyed the course a lot

Thanks IBM

By Paul S

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May 27, 2020

I learned lots about cyber security. The material was wonderful.

By Romane D P B

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May 3, 2020

Highly recommend! For fundamentals knowledge this is the course.

By Kento O

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Mar 5, 2020

Was fun and very informational. Just would fix the audio quality

By Tracy

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Feb 11, 2024

An outstanding course for beginners, or refresher for veterans.

By Derek R

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Sep 11, 2023

Good content that sets base line understanding of Cybersecurity