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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 Penny S

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Sep 14, 2018

Very through overview of security issues for real world challenges.

By John E F I

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Aug 26, 2018

Another course... I learn a great deal on how to protect a network.

By Miguel ( P

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Oct 23, 2024

Great material. Looking forward to putting everything into action.

By Mark B

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May 27, 2024

Great course which I am going to refer back to time and time again

By Winchie T

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Nov 3, 2022

such a nice course!! you will learn a lot if you take this course

By Alysha K

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May 1, 2022

this was fun..it has open my eyes to wanting to go into this field

By Jerome C

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Jan 18, 2021

Very Informative.

Very Challenging.

Straight-forward.

Easy to follow.

By Edgar G

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Oct 24, 2020

La verdad que me gusto mucho este curso, muy bueno, lo recomiendo.

By Jacques L

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Oct 20, 2020

It was fun and I found learning was so much easier in this format.

By Ioannis T

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Oct 11, 2020

very detailed. easy to follow. terminology explained with clarity.

By Mohammad K

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Jul 23, 2020

Lot of thanks from my side because i got my knowledge improvement.

By Laurent B

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May 4, 2020

It's just amazing. All i can say is thank you for this opportunity

By -Artsy P L

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Jan 20, 2020

This was a great and very informative course. I really enjoyed it.

By Hem K K

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May 21, 2019

IT has a lot to cover and it is very important in day to day work.

By Sheril A

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Nov 8, 2018

Awesome , structured and well defined course. Easy to understand..

By Syed M A H

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Sep 4, 2025

very good course for the people who like to pursue IT as a career

By Jeconia K

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Jul 28, 2025

Thanks for this course, it has improved my confidence in IT roles

By Yuliño Q A

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Apr 4, 2025

Fue una buena experiencia, he aprendido muchas cosas interesantes

By Edwin V J

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Oct 9, 2024

Very helpful and informative towards non-IT and IT professionals.

By Sharon C

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Jul 10, 2023

Very good course in this certificate program. One of my favorite.

By JAMES O M

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Jun 3, 2022

Very nice to jave an opportunity to explore and learn this course

By Shrinivas M

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Aug 27, 2021

I really loved the entire series. Great content. Thank you google

By Muhammad O A

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Apr 4, 2021

Excellent course by google to understand the messy security stuff

By Connor M

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Nov 12, 2020

Great content, wish there was windows labs rather than just Linux

By Ann E

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Apr 27, 2019

This was very interesting to me, still a lot to learn on my in :)