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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 19, 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 15, 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 Soumya A

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Apr 18, 2020

some questions grading is wrong please check

By Matheus C

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Oct 28, 2019

This course is very good and really intense.

By NAYAN K I

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Mar 5, 2025

It help me understood Cyber Security Basics

By Hiếu N

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Aug 13, 2024

Pretty deep information but too much detail

By Kristopher R R

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Jul 9, 2024

The format works well. I will stay with it

By Don B

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Aug 21, 2023

Good basic course on CyberSecurity concepts

By Anurag K

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Feb 26, 2023

this course explains the basics pretty well

By Juan C C

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Jul 24, 2022

i enjoyed this course and i learned a lot!

By Darren E

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Jun 3, 2022

Fantastic well structure course. Well done.

By shamsah s

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Mar 31, 2022

it was nice and amazing experience for me .

By Graham P

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Mar 17, 2022

Really good course and definitely worth it!

By Bilkis S

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Jan 20, 2022

Very informative and easy to follow through

By Mahdi K N

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Nov 12, 2021

The best way to learn basic security skills

By Subhranil G

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Sep 14, 2021

very Good course ... Many more for learning

By 105_Kushal S

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Mar 1, 2021

Complete Basics are covered in this course.

By Onur K

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Feb 11, 2021

Thank you for this course IBM and Coursera.

By Enugula H K

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Oct 23, 2020

gained knowledge about cyber security tools

By Shubham A

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Aug 7, 2020

It was really informative and knowledgeable

By Байдыбек А

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Feb 19, 2025

GOOD JOB, i finish all modules, i am happy

By Adegbite O

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Nov 8, 2022

VERY EDUCATING, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY

By Deep G

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Aug 25, 2022

Very informative and overall a good course

By Faruk M

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Sep 7, 2021

it was good and informative course.thanks.

By Elton T R

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Aug 14, 2021

Great intro class with clear explanations.

By Arka S

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May 29, 2021

Great intro to the world of Cybersecurity

By Waleed K S

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May 22, 2021

I have learned a lot about cyber security.