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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 :)

DS

Apr 25, 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 Jose H C M

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Oct 28, 2020

Really nice course it has a lot of good thing to know, and the teacher its really good explaining the topics.

By William A C

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Mar 13, 2020

The teacher really went into a lot of depth within these topics of Cybersecurity and he truly was a blessing!

By HASEEB R

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Nov 6, 2019

This course gives you knowledge about security and many more things that an IT person should know that's all.

By kose b s

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Mar 27, 2023

A great resource to explore IT security and defenses. Labs are interesting and simulate real-world scenarios

By Chidiebube O

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Aug 8, 2020

I Enjoyed this courses and my favourite in the program. Kudos to Google and Coursera for this great Content.

By Adith R K

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Aug 8, 2020

It is a good course. Thanks to the whole team for their big effort. I have learned a lot in these 5 courses.

By Habeeb A

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Jun 28, 2019

I really enjoyed this course and learned a great deal. A very easy-to-understand course for beginners in IT.

By Dragana D

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Feb 25, 2018

Course offers introduction into digital defense culture. All important things are summarized in this course.

By Chitalu M

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Jan 27, 2021

Great relevant material to learn! Loved it all the way through. The last assignment was great to role play!

By Saras C

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Sep 29, 2020

Amazing Course and Very Easy to understand. I completed this course with ease and gained up a lot. Thanks!!

By Mario E

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Apr 1, 2020

Hi!

It's a very good course, very interesting for improve your IT Support skills and for your personal life!

By Youssef A R

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Jun 19, 2018

Very good, tough and great course. You will learn a lot. You might not use everything but it's nice to know

By Sakin S

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Mar 14, 2025

It's amazing for beginners, and if you already have knowledge, you can complete this course in three days.

By Ong W J

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Oct 23, 2022

This course gives a very good understanding of IT security and prepares me well for the Job in the future

By Nathan F

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Oct 14, 2022

This was a very good course.  However, some of the videos were too dense and probably need to be split up.

By Albert M F

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Dec 5, 2021

Am really glad to be part of this course and I want to say a big thanks to Google for such an opportunity.

By Andy G

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Oct 16, 2020

Both fun and challenging. This certificate should definitely get my foot in the door to where I want to go

By Carter, D

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Feb 23, 2020

This course was very helpful with me learning how to deal with the dark side of the internet and computer.

By Farai

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Jul 12, 2019

Awesome course. I thoroughly enjoyed both the content and the presentation. Good work Google keep it up!!!

By Ana P

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Sep 21, 2018

A course to learn a lot, very interesting. Thank you so much to the instructor for instructing Ana Pelayo.

By Eric M

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Oct 17, 2025

Enjoyed the course. Very thorough, well laid out, and easy to understand. I would recommend it to anyone.

By Samuel G A

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May 6, 2025

Muy completo con respecto al soporte, seguridad y demas detalles que un profesional en TI deben de tener.

By Teodora A

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Jun 30, 2022

The external labs have a few bugs and some things can always be improved, but it is very well explained.

By Asantewah M

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Mar 18, 2021

This course has exposed me the security aspect of the IT infrastructure and looking forward to learn more

By ELIJAH A

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Feb 18, 2021

Quite an insightful course. I need to work on it more and gather more knowledge about the subject matter.