This course is part of the Cybersecurity for Business Specialization

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Cybersecurity for Business SpecializationUniversity of Colorado System

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Data breaches occur nearly every day.  From very large retailers, down to your fantasy football website, and anywhere in between, they have been compromised in some way.  How did the attackers get in?  What did they do with the data they compromised?  What should I be concerned with in my own business or my systems?  This course is the second course in the Practical Computer Security.  It will discuss types of threats and attack vectors commonly seen in today’s environment.  I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but threats are all over the place!  This course isn’t designed to insight fear that there is no hope for keeping systems and business secure, but rather educate you on how attacks are carried out so that you have a better sense of what to look out for in your business or with your systems.

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Greg Williams

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18 Courses

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

THREATS AND ATTACK VECTORS IN COMPUTER SECURITY

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 54 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Network and system based attacks

3 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 33 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Cloud Security

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 50 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Common Vulnerabilities

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 38 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM CYBER THREATS AND ATTACK VECTORS

by YSSep 23, 2020

Excellent course! I loved it! The instructor is really good and it shows up what the needs of the industry are. He follows every theory point with a real-life example. Excellent course.

by NYApr 14, 2020

I liked it, learned a lot however I do not like the grading by peers aspect and how it constitutes 40% of your grade, I should not have to wait on peers to grade my assignment.

by YAOct 8, 2020

Greg's explanation is lucid and he incorporates all his IT, CS experience in this course. Very well made and probably some of the best peer community I have ever come across. Cheers!

by RBJul 21, 2020

I learned a lot in this course thanks to you Greg, you explained all topics very effectively and easy to understandable thanks to many examples you presented .

KEEP TEACHING ALL THE BEST TO YOU TOO

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About the Cybersecurity for Business Specialization

It seems anymore that you can't listen to the news without hearing of a data breach. You may have heard it said before that there are 2 types of companies out there, the ones who have been breached and those who will be breached. Defending against attackers who want to compromise assets can seem like an arduous task, but learning how attacks work and more importantly how to defend against those attacks can be very fulfilling. This specialization is designed to introduce you to practical computer security by teaching you the fundamentals of how you use security in the business world. This course is for those who want to understand how to defend computer systems and assets from attackers and other threats. It is also for those who want to understand how threats and attacks are carried out to help better defend their systems. This specialization is designed for senior business leaders to middle management and system administrators, so they can all speak the same language and get a better handle on their organization's security. Additionally, the course material may help you in passing some industry leading computer security examinations such as Security+ and CISSP.

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