SN
Very interesting and easy to learn, i loved this course.

This specialization in intended for IT professionals, computer programmers, managers, IT security professionals who like to move up ladder, who are seeking to develop network system security skills. Through four courses, we will cover the Design and Analyze Secure Networked Systems, Develop Secure Programs with Basic Cryptography and Crypto API, Hacking and Patching Web Applications, Perform Penetration Testing, and Secure Networked Systems with Firewall and IDS, which will prepare you to perform tasks as Cyber Security Engineer, IT Security Analyst, and Cyber Security Analyst. The learning outcomes of this specialization include: you should be able to create public/private keys, certificate requests, install/sign/verify them for web server and client authentication, secure emails, and code signing. you should be able to write secure web apps with Crypto API to implement the confidentiality, integrity, and availability basic security services. you should be able to hack web applications with vulnerabilities and patch them. you should be able to apply penetration testing tool to exploit vulnerable systems. you should be able to crack passwords given the hashes in password file using AWS P2 GPU. you should be able to configure firewall and IDS for secure network systems you should be able to specify effective security policies and implement efficient enforcement procedures by applying security design principles for securing network systems.

SN
Very interesting and easy to learn, i loved this course.
LB
The course content is excellent. It would be much better if some errors (like misspelled words, improper capitalization etc) would be corrected
JP
For this course the first 2 course is compulsory to complete that's the issue.
HP
expected more content but still good courseshould have practical Approach
JL
Good material but some links dont work any more also the homeworks needs more detailing, some of the instructions are very ambiguous
SA
Good, I gained knowledge on which m did not have knowledge.
KS
this is my passion , coursera you did good effort make efficent learning.
LB
The course is excellent in terms of syllabus and objectives. IN my view, it would be even better if there were more explanations about the practical exercises
AA
It was Great course to have and very skillful knowledge about Basic for Hacking
JR
Helpful professor, great practical exposure, fantastic lab guide.
NN
Understanding the language slank was a little difficult at first, but finally got used to it!
DD
i dont have card credit to pay AWS for simulation the courses and do Homework and Project
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Too many technical issues, for example AWS assignment cannot be mark as completed, some assignments cannot upload attachments. Instructors are not engaging in any reported issues in forum. When I contact the support, they ask me to contact AWS to resolve the AWS assignment issue, which is totally ridiculous.
It is the first subscription course I tried on coursera and it is the worst course I ever tried on coursera. Yes, all other free courses I tried are way better than this. Honestly don't get how is this poorly setup courses and assignments daring to charge fees. Totally blatant and ridiculous.
It was quite poor compared to other courses I have taken within Coursera. The lectures not very useful, the pictures quite messy, the instructions for the assignments were not clear, the screenshots didnt match the current status (mainly regarding AWS). The bright side is some of the lectures were interesting.
Instructor is very nice and educated about the concepts, but his English is so bad that you have to follow the transcript 50% of the time in order to even understand what's being said. While reading the transcript to decipher the speaker you miss all the slides/graphics.
Difficult to understand instructor
I'm very interested in the content. But I'm unable to understand Prof. Chew.
I have completed so many courses with coursera and this one seems to be the worst one. The instructor doesn't even bother to reply in the discussion forums. The AWS credits are not given inspite of filling the form multiple times. This disallows us to complete the peer graded assignments and hence hinders the completion of the course.
Lectures are fine, but the use of AWS instance is terrible and there is a few support .
The course is excellent in terms of syllabus and objectives. IN my view, it would be even better if there were more explanations about the practical exercises
Here are the issues I am having with this course:
- It's really hard to understand the teacher talking.
- Quiz interrupt often while the teacher talking.
- Most of the time the teacher seems just reading only what is written on the slides, so no added value to the slides so far.
Overall, at least for now, this course seems not good at all, hopefully it will improve over time on the next weeks...
I had big expectations from this specialization but due to no response, I have no option to drop it. the course is very good but aws requirement is big trouble in completion. I think the Instructor should find an alternative way that ensures learner/students practice and learn. I love the instructor and the course content. I wish the course will update soon and I will rejoin the course.
it was really hard to understand the instructor's speech.
PDFs for assignments are too long and distract from the main point.
Even I have send an email (it was asked in the assignment) to instructor, he did not replay to me.
While I am thankful for the financial assistance Coursera has provided for me, I am stepping down from this course. It is far from what I've expected the course to be. A few notes on my disappointment: 1) The course relies heavily on creating an AWS VM, but the student codes provided are invalid. The professor doesn't address the situation on the forums and said VM is no longer available at AWS, effectively making the first week a "do the best you can do with what you've got" kind of scenario. It's unprofessional. 2) The course encourages the study of specific historical knowledge (i.e. what happened with Korean hackers) and it is not what I expected. I signed up thinking I was going to be getting a technical approach with hands on experience, instead I got tested on historical events that barely relate to what I was trying to learn. 3) The overall experience is that this is an outdated method of learning that has been brought over to Coursera. I took the liberty of following the links to the professor's website at the given university and apparently he hasn't published anything in years, so I question his ability to teach anything new related to Infosec.
Again: Thank you very much for the financial aid, but I'll be trying out another course.
kind regards!
I am incredibly unhappy with this experience. The peer graded assignments include the need to access AWS through an AWS Educate marketing site. When you enter the information provided the service is not available for this course. I read the discussions and see that many students are confused by this problem with no response. I would not recommend signing up for this specialization until these issues are resolved.
The lecturer has a weak command of English and imagines that there is value in reading word for word from his slides. It's faster to read the transcript, but since it mirrors all the same faults as the spoken English, you might as well go and read a book that is written in more intelligible English.
It is very good to learn basic security for the computers and Networks. Up to week 4 I learn only computer security.
i dont have card credit to pay AWS for simulation the courses and do Homework and Project
This is well organised course its a great assets to my profile.
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This course is awesome