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Learner Reviews & Feedback for IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts by Google

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About the Course

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. At the end of this course, you’ll understand: ● how various encryption algorithms and techniques work as well as their benefits and limitations. ● various authentication systems and types. ● the difference between authentication and authorization. ● how to evaluate potential risks and recommend ways to reduce risk. ● best practices for securing a network. ● how to help others to grasp security concepts and protect themselves. ● new AI skills from Google experts to help complete IT tasks....

Top reviews

GS

Apr 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 :)

DG

Dec 4, 2020

An absolutely engaging and challenging feat that I am so proud to have completed. I hope this opens new door and better job opportunities so that I can better enhance my future. Thank you Google :)

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By Parthiban V

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Oct 30, 2023

It was good learning with coursera

By Manabu T

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Aug 30, 2019

Good start up resource for beginner

By Nacelio G L

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Oct 11, 2025

Existe uma barreira na linguagem.

By Ndayishimiye j m v

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Mar 24, 2021

improve my skills in IT security

By Victor G

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Nov 17, 2024

Interesting but out of my scope

By Naushil B K

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Dec 5, 2020

This was very skill developing.

By Soumendu M

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Jul 8, 2020

Very nice course for beginners!

By Aayush G

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Apr 20, 2020

should add some video tutorials

By Deleted A

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Apr 25, 2025

A good fundemental on security

By SRciwMasB6aFk S

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Oct 10, 2024

This a very intresrting course

By Bunmi A

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Oct 24, 2020

This module is somehow complex

By Alex G (

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Jun 28, 2020

helped increase my knowledge.

By Ariel B

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Jun 2, 2020

Man, that last test hit hard.

By Dương V H

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Mar 3, 2025

really useful for my career

By 02_นางสาวพิมพ์ชนก ฉ

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Feb 3, 2024

This course is really good.

By DANIEL A

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Dec 28, 2022

it is a good course for all

By Anthony U

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Sep 25, 2021

A very interesting course

By Brice F

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Jul 31, 2019

it was definitely worth it

By Marcos S

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Aug 20, 2018

Nice intro to IT security.

By Julio P

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Dec 8, 2019

Challenging but exciting.

By Ruth S L (

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Feb 25, 2025

It was a little too hard

By Michael O P

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Aug 29, 2022

I had a good experience

By Patrik J

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Aug 4, 2022

Great beginners course.

By Donte K

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Jun 10, 2021

Great beginners course!

By SHUBHANKAR M

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Oct 14, 2020

It was great experience