The world runs computers. From small to large businesses, from the CEO down to level 1 support staff, everyone uses computers. This course is designed to give you a practical perspective on computer security. This course approaches computer security in a way that anyone can understand. Ever wonder how your bank website is secure when you connect to it? Wonder how other business owners secure their network? Wonder how large data breaches happen? This is practical computer security. It will help you answer the question – what should I focus on?
Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Cybersecurity for Business
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Habilidades que obtendrás
- Cybersecurity
- Information Security (INFOSEC)
- Risk Assessment
- Attack Surface
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Sistema Universitario de Colorado
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
What is Practical Computer Security
Understand the basics of computer security for business
The CIA Triad
Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability are the cornerstones of security. Do you know how they apply?
How we assess risk daily
Risk in business is inevitable. You will explore what risk means and how to assess it
Practical Application of Daily Security
Often times we may not know how to assess our security daily. We may think we are secure when we may not be. This module covers some of the tools, ports, and protocols used in everyday computing to remain secure.
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- 5 stars78,03 %
- 4 stars17,80 %
- 3 stars2,77 %
- 2 stars0,31 %
- 1 star1,06 %
Principales reseñas sobre INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY FOR BUSINESS
Began this course to get a feel for Cyber Security and Professor Greg Williams did an excellent job with the outline of the course.
Very good and concrete course. I recommend this to people who want to start on cybersecurity to understand how to protect a business from attackers.
Introduction to Cybersecurity for Business ensure me that the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and systems is preserved.
Excellent course for beginners. This is the right place to start to enter the world cybersecurity. The topics were very interesting and the instructor has explained very well .
Acerca de Programa especializado: Cybersecurity for Business
It seems anymore that you can't listen to the news without hearing of a data breach. You may have heard it said before that there are 2 types of companies out there, the ones who have been breached and those who will be breached. Defending against attackers who want to compromise assets can seem like an arduous task, but learning how attacks work and more importantly how to defend against those attacks can be very fulfilling. This specialization is designed to introduce you to practical computer security by teaching you the fundamentals of how you use security in the business world. This course is for those who want to understand how to defend computer systems and assets from attackers and other threats. It is also for those who want to understand how threats and attacks are carried out to help better defend their systems. This specialization is designed for senior business leaders to middle management and system administrators, so they can all speak the same language and get a better handle on their organization's security. Additionally, the course material may help you in passing some industry leading computer security examinations such as Security+ and CISSP.

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