IBM - Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials
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Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials at Coursera Overview
Duration | 5 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials at Coursera Course details
- Build key skills needed to recognize common security threats and risks
- Discover the characteristics of cyber-attacks and learn how organizations employ best practices to guard against them
- Designed specifically for beginners and those who are interested in a Cyber Analyst I or an entry-level Cloud & Security Engineer role, this course dives into the world of cybersecurity to give you the critical skills employers need This course also supports the needs of technical support roles, who can find themselves on the front lines of defense for cybersecurity issues and is part of the IBM Technical Support Professional Certificate
- Learn about malware and explore methods for securing and managing confidential information
Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials at Coursera Curriculum
Common Security Threats and Risks
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability Concerns?
Importance of Security and Information Privacy?
Security Threats and Ways of Breaches
Different Types of Security Threats?
Course Introduction
(Optional Activity) Cybersecurity Ops: Terminal
Summary & Highlights
Practice Quiz: Common Security Threats and Risks
Graded Quiz: Common Security Threats and Risks
Security Best Practices?
Password Management Techniques?
Authentication, Authorization,?and Accounting?
Ways to Hardening Devices?
Validation and Device Usage?
Encryption Concepts?
Emails and Spam Management?
Summary & Highlights
Practice Quiz: Security Best Practices?
Graded Quiz: Security Best Practices?
Safe Browsing Practices
Application Ecosystem Security?
Public Browsing Risks
Browser Security Settings
Safe Browsing Techniques?
Security Threats: Virtual Private Networks
Summary & Highlights
Practice Quiz: Safe Browsing Practices
Graded Quiz: Safe Browsing Practices
Final Quiz
Thanks from the Course Team
Graded Quiz: Final Quiz
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