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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 :)

YG

May 10, 2023

It's a great study experience to participate in program. I received certificate from Google to upgrade knowledge and online certification. i.e. IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts

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By Mauricio S

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Oct 13, 2020

Bastante completo y educativo, sirvió para aprender, despejar dudas, formarse un poco mas.

By Radu H

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Feb 28, 2019

This course was very nice, i liked every aspect of the security presented by the teachers.

By Shawn K

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Jan 31, 2019

This was a wonderful experience. I look forward to a newer, better career in the IT field.

By vaibhav m

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Aug 11, 2018

whole course is rushed to fast. video's could be split into smaller depending on the topic

By Nestor R R G

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Jul 15, 2025

so much content, hard to be more specific and Profund but i feel i have really good bases

By Rocky T

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Apr 8, 2025

Awesome course offered by Jobtrain the labs are fun and explain every step of the process

By Joshua D

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Jan 26, 2025

Excellent course with deep content and practical labs that demonstrate course objectives.

By Tony N

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Aug 1, 2022

Good fundamental IT Training Program, good platform for building IT skills. Recommended .

By Jorden N

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Jun 6, 2022

great for literally anyone. give it 100% and you will be suprised what you can acomplish.

By JOUBERT J

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Feb 13, 2022

dense but really interesting. Easy to listen thanks to a clear and not monotoneous voice

By Eshes E

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Jan 11, 2022

I can't but say its been a whole lot of interesting and engaging learning using Coursera

By Efrey G A

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Jan 23, 2021

En este punto encontré muchos temas de los cuales tenía desconocimiento. Excelente curso.

By Ahmed M M

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Nov 7, 2020

Great and thanks for being able to deliver this amount of info in a well educated manner.

By ARAVINDHA H M

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Jun 26, 2020

Such a wonderful course for learning a lot about information security and its core depth.

By Yair I R P

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Nov 21, 2019

A very complete course, however it's difficult if you haven't knowledge of some concepts.

By Alexis A

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May 11, 2018

There are a lot of concepts and words to learn but overall this is a very helpful course.

By Tiago L d S

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Sep 21, 2025

I loved the course. It will be essential for my growth in IT. Congratulations to Google!

By Jardo N

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Mar 23, 2025

absolutely enjoyed learning from this course it was long but rewarding in so many fields

By Shaikh M A

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Sep 14, 2022

Great course thanks coursera and Google for this course. Happy to complete this course.

By alina

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Jun 30, 2022

This module was the one I was most excited of! A lot of new and interesting information.

By Thirumala r

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Apr 1, 2022

Very helpful and provides a wide range of information for entry level IT job positions.

By JAVIER E E L

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Feb 24, 2022

La experiencia del instructor es alta, el material con el que explica todo es muy claro.

By Fatih G

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Nov 10, 2021

It is really useful course to learn the basics of computer, system and internet security

By Shaela M

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Sep 4, 2021

This course was super helpful and very informative! I recommend this course to everyone!

By Eric P

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Apr 10, 2021

Effective overview of the IT security principles. Requires only a few hours for 6 weeks.