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About the Course

Ready to build essential cybersecurity skills employers need? This beginner course introduces the foundational concepts, tools, and best practices used by cybersecurity professionals. During the course, you’ll learn to identify common threats such as data theft, tampering, phishing, and malware. You’ll discover how cyberattacks unfold and explore the physical, environmental, and access control measures used to secure devices and facilities. Plus, you’ll develop strong digital hygiene habits using secure passwords, password management techniques, and multi-factor authentication, and understand the risks of password reuse, sharing, and default credentials. You’ll also practice device hardening, use encryption tools, apply safe browsing techniques, and configure web browsers to minimize vulnerabilities. Plus, you’ll explore methods of managing and protecting confidential information to prevent identity theft and privacy breaches. Hands-on labs provide practical experience, and a final project tests your proficiency across key cybersecurity topics. Enroll now to gain the essential cybersecurity skills that will help you kickstart your IT career!...

Top reviews

Jan 26, 2023

This course is very helpful, and thnkyou coursera to give me this course in free

Dec 30, 2022

Wonderful Course .. a lot of info and make me intersting for more deep infromation . I will keep to get more

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By Noel p

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Jul 22, 2025

it was easy

By Vichhka

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Nov 22, 2024

Best course

By DARSHAN H S M

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Oct 8, 2024

It's a good

By Nguyen T A

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Aug 14, 2024

interesting

By Дуанбек Д М

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Jun 9, 2024

good course

By Rajkumari S

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Oct 14, 2023

Very useful

By ZAHRAH S B A Z S B A

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Feb 8, 2023

مفيدة وروعة

By رائد ب م م ا

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Jan 14, 2023

good course

By FARDUS H A A F H A A

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Jan 10, 2023

روعة الدورة

By Ashish K

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Nov 19, 2025

it as good

By nawaz m

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Apr 17, 2024

so helpful

By Halil Y

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Dec 3, 2023

thank you!

By SHUBHAM K

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Oct 23, 2022

Very Nice

By Victor A A H

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Nov 27, 2025

Excelente

By Cabelin

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Aug 11, 2025

Very good

By Isak N

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May 21, 2025

wonderful

By Johnysberg o g c

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May 11, 2025

Excelente

By AKSHAYA S P

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Dec 9, 2024

EXCELLENT

By HARIS A

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Aug 23, 2024

excellent

By Fahad K

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Aug 27, 2023

Very Good

By Hemant S

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Aug 19, 2023

Excellent

By Bayan S A

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Mar 24, 2023

جميله جدا

By IBRAHIM M G A

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Mar 1, 2023

thank

you

By MANSOUR A A

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Jan 15, 2023

مفيدة جدا

By jae-kil l

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Sep 11, 2022

good job