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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 12, 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 :)

DS

Apr 26, 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.

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By Mark J H

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May 19, 2021

Anotyher wonderful course!

By Cheryl D L

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Feb 22, 2021

Excellent and challenging.

By ELIAS P N

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Feb 9, 2021

Great! Thank you Coursera.

By Cruz G

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Dec 7, 2020

Great opportunity to learn

By Cesar A M C

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Dec 5, 2020

It's been a great Journey!

By Roxanne T

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Nov 4, 2020

Great learning opportunity

By ANIRBAN B 1

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Sep 29, 2020

Very Very Marvelous course

By Ashish

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Sep 23, 2020

great course for beginners

By DANIEL K Y M

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Sep 21, 2020

Me agradó mucho este curso

By Ashwani g

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Aug 16, 2020

One of the toughest course

By Thiago B P

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Jun 6, 2020

the best of me. thx google

By Alexander S P

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Apr 17, 2020

Thank you for this course!

By hamid r A

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Apr 8, 2020

It was an excellent course

By Dennis A B D

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Jun 9, 2019

challenging yet I loved it

By Adio O T

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Dec 9, 2018

Great learning experience.

By Ryot V

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Feb 3, 2026

great learning experience

By LUIS F N D N

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May 21, 2025

muito bom , aprendi muito

By Shawn G

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Apr 24, 2025

I learned a ton from this

By Vinicius C S

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Feb 16, 2025

o melhor curso que ja fiz

By Landiwe S

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Dec 9, 2024

It was a very informative

By Ayomide F S

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Nov 1, 2024

I really love this course

By Rekha M

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Sep 14, 2024

Everything is good for me

By Abbey Z

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Sep 12, 2024

Such a wonderful course!!

By Mehdi S

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Apr 7, 2024

Great all In One Course .

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Apr 7, 2024

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