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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 :)

LR

Jun 30, 2020

Thank you Google, Qwiklabs and the Coursera team for giving me this wonderful opportunity to learn the vast IT world. Thank you for providing me with the knowledge and the start to a career in IT.

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By Yosief T

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Nov 16, 2022

So intense.

By أبو ي

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Nov 12, 2022

good course

By Rahul A

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Nov 5, 2022

Good Course

By Madhu S P

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Aug 4, 2021

Interesting

By ITA805 C S

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Oct 31, 2020

Very useful

By Dillman Q

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Aug 17, 2020

It's Great!

By SHAILENDRA R M

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Jul 22, 2020

good course

By VAJEER A

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Jun 28, 2020

good course

By Deleted A

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May 26, 2019

great 4.5/5

By Francisco F M E

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Oct 8, 2018

NIce course

By Balolo A

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Sep 20, 2020

I LOVED IT

By Rutuja k

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May 26, 2020

Thank you!

By Akshay K

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May 10, 2020

very well.

By LARISSA G B

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Jun 10, 2025

very easy

By Valijon P

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Sep 20, 2024

very good

By Abdul S

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Nov 2, 2023

Excellent

By sadam m

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Oct 31, 2023

very good

By John S

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Dec 27, 2022

satisfied

By Prabhakara R R

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Jul 6, 2022

very nice

By Vishal G

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Aug 20, 2020

very good

By Chris d J

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Sep 2, 2019

very good

By Rajbir K

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Aug 14, 2018

Superb !!

By Aruna M

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Jun 6, 2018

excellent

By Abdul R

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Oct 3, 2024

amazaing

By Harrison O

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Aug 8, 2022

Awesome