This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. It introduces threats and attacks and the many ways they can show up. We’ll give you some background of encryption algorithms and how they’re used to safeguard data. Then, we’ll dive into the three As of information security: authentication, authorization, and accounting. We’ll also cover network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to Wifi encryption options. The course is rounded out by putting all these elements together into a multi-layered, in-depth security architecture, followed by recommendations on how to integrate a culture of security into your organization or team.
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Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Arabic
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The IT Support Professional Certificate program is part of Grow with Google, an initiative that draws on Google's 20-year history of building products, platforms, and services that help people and businesses grow. Through programs like these, we aim to help everyone– those who make up the workforce of today and the students who will drive the workforce of tomorrow – access the best of Google’s training and tools to grow their skills, careers, and businesses.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
5 hours to complete
Understanding Security Threats
Welcome to the IT Security course of the IT Support Professional Certificate! In the first week of this course, we will cover the basics of security in an IT environment. We will learn how to define and recognize security risks, vulnerabilities and threats. We'll identify the most common security attacks in an organization and understand how security revolves around the "CIA" principle. By the end of this module, you will know the types of malicious software, network attacks, client-side attacks, and the essential security terms you'll see in the workplace.
5 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 36 min), 7 readings, 4 quizzes
10 videos
The CIA Triad2m
Essential Security Terms4m
Malicious Software5m
Malware Continued2m
Network Attacks3m
Denial-of-Service3m
Client-Side Attacks2m
Password Attacks2m
Deceptive Attacks3m
7 readings
Navigating Coursera10m
Program Surveys10m
How to Use Discussion Forums10m
Get to Know Your Classmates10m
Supplemental Reading for Malicious Software10m
Supplemental Reading for Network Attacks10m
Supplemental Reading for DDoS Attacks10m
4 practice exercises
Malicious Software30m
Network Attacks30m
Other Attacks30m
Understanding Security Threats1h 5m
7 hours to complete
Pelcgbybtl (Cryptology)
In the second week of this course, we'll learn about cryptology. We'll explore different types of encryption practices and how they work. We'll show you the most common algorithms used in cryptography and how they've evolved over time. By the end of this module, you'll understand how symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and hashing work; you'll also know how to choose the most appropriate cryptographic method for a scenario you may see in the workplace.
7 hours to complete
13 videos (Total 82 min), 9 readings, 7 quizzes
13 videos
Symmetric Cryptography5m
Symmetric Encryption Algorithms9m
Rob What a Security Engineer Does1m
Asymmetric Cryptography7m
Asymmetric Encryption Algorithms5m
Hashing3m
Hashing Algorithms5m
Hashing Algorithms (continued)5m
Public Key Infrastructure9m
Cryptography in Action8m
Securing Network Traffic6m
Cryptographic Hardware6m
9 readings
Supplemental Reading for The Future of Cryptanalysis10m
Supplemental Reading for Symmetric Encryptions10m
Supplemental Reading for Asymmetric Encryption Attack10m
Supplemental Reading for SHA1 Attacks10m
Supplemental Reading for the X.509 Standard10m
Supplemental Reading for PGP10m
Supplemental Reading for Securing Network Traffic10m
Supplemental Reading for TPM Attacks10m
Instructions for Accessing Linux and Windows Qwiklabs10m
5 practice exercises
Symmetric Encryption30m
Public Key or Asymmetric Encryption30m
Hashing30m
Cryptography Applications30m
Week Two Practice Quiz30m
3 hours to complete
AAA Security (Not Roadside Assistance)
In the third week of this course, we'll learn about the "three A's" in cybersecurity. No matter what type of tech role you're in, it's important to understand how authentication, authorization, and accounting work within an organization. By the end of this module, you'll be able to choose the most appropriate method of authentication, authorization, and level of access granted for users in an organization.
3 hours to complete
14 videos (Total 55 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes
14 videos
Multifactor Authentication12m
Certificates3m
LDAP3m
RADIUS1m
Kerberos7m
TACACS+1m
Single Sign-On3m
Rob Path to IT1m
Authorization and Access Control Methods1m
Access Control5m
Access Control List1m
Tracking Usage and Access3m
Rob Important Skills in Security1m
2 readings
Supplemental Reading for Authentication10m
Supplemental Reading for Authorization10m
3 practice exercises
Authentication30m
Authorization and Accounting30m
AAA Security (Not Roadside Assistance)55m
5 hours to complete
Securing Your Networks
In the fourth week of this course, we'll learn about secure network architecture. It's important to know how to implement security measures on a network environment, so we'll show you some of the best practices to protect an organization's network. We'll learn about some of the risks of wireless networks and how to mitigate them. We'll also cover ways to monitor network traffic and read packet captures. By the end of this module, you'll understand how VPNs, proxies and reverse proxies work; why 802.1X is a super important for network protection; understand why WPA/WPA2 is better than WEP; and know how to use tcpdump to capture and analyze packets on a network. That's a lot of information, but well worth it for an IT Support Specialist to understand!
5 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 70 min), 7 readings, 5 quizzes
11 videos
Network Hardware Hardening9m
Network Software Hardening5m
Joe Personal Obstacle44s
WEP Encryption and Why You Shouldn't Use It8m
Let's Get Rid of WEP! WPA/WPA214m
Wireless Hardening3m
Heather Social Engineering1m
Sniffing the Network5m
Wireshark and tcpdump6m
Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems6m
7 readings
Supplemental Reading for Network Hardening Best Practices10m
Supplemental Reading on IEEE 802.1X10m
Supplementary reading on HAProxy, nginx and Apache HTTP server10m
Supplementary reading for WEP Encryption and Why You Shouldn't Use It10m
Supplementary reading on WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) PIN brute force vulnerability10m
Supplemental Reading for Promiscuous Mode10m
Supplemental reading for Intrusion Detection/Prevention System10m
4 practice exercises
Secure Network Architecture30m
Wireless Security30m
Network Monitoring30m
Week Four Practice Quiz30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM IT SECURITY: DEFENSE AGAINST THE DIGITAL DARK ARTS
by DSApr 25, 2018
Great course that is full of useful information and presented in an easy to understand way. It's an awesome beginner course that will add to your knowledge and further your knowledge of IT security.
by GSApr 11, 2020
Personally, I found this course more dense than the previous courses. I would have liked to have seen more visual descriptions of the topics, e.g. cryptography. But other than that, great course :)
by LRJun 30, 2020
Thank you Google, Qwiklabs and the Coursera team for giving me this wonderful opportunity to learn the vast IT world. Thank you for providing me with the knowledge and the start to a career in IT.
by DSAug 16, 2018
This course was insane, all the possibilities, the potential for growth, and the different ways to help protect against cyber attacks. It was truly an eye-opening lesson in security. Thank you.
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