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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks by IBM

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About the Course

This course gives you the background needed to understand basic Cybersecurity. You will learn the history of Cybersecurity, types and motives of cyber attacks to further your knowledge of current threats to organizations and individuals. Key terminology, basic system concepts and tools will be examined as an introduction to the Cybersecurity field. You will learn about critical thinking and its importance to anyone looking to pursue a career in Cybersecurity. Finally, you will begin to learn about organizations and resources to further research cybersecurity issues in the Modern era. This course is intended for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of Cybersecurity or as the first course in a series of courses to acquire the skills to work in the Cybersecurity field as a Jr Cybersecurity Analyst. The completion of this course also makes you eligible to earn the Introduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks IBM digital badge. More information about the badge can be found https://www.youracclaim.com/org/ibm/badge/introduction-to-cybersecurity-tools-cyber-attacks...

Top reviews

SH

Jul 5, 2023

This course was a great source of information and explanation to the world of cybersecurity, It gave me a strong motivation to go forward with whole course and learn more about this fascinating field.

AG

Aug 14, 2020

The reading link to Week 03's Framework and their purpose is Broken. Please Fix it. Everything else seemed perfect. I would recommend this course for people who think of starting their careers in CyS.

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By Mompati S

Jan 10, 2023

An immaculately presented course with great and relevant animation and goes on to make a good attempt at explaining concepts that are much easier to understand with practical implementation, but otherwise its a great introduction to this field! Thanks!

By Benjamin C

Aug 22, 2022

Very informative and great introduction to cybersecurity. Some of the drawbacks were the low video and audio quality in some of the videos and that a few of the instructors were a bit hard to understand because they may not be native English speakers.

By Bakry M

Apr 16, 2021

Really informative course covering the foundations. The only 2 things I didn't like about the course were the poor sound quality in some parts, and the fact that some instructors simply read points from their slides without providing much explanation.

By Adam I B

Feb 20, 2021

Before taking the course I have had no idea or information about cybersecurity and curiosity brought me to this course. After completing the course I have gained basic knowledge about cybersecurity, but video and materials need improvement.

Thank You

By Rashedun N N

Apr 26, 2021

Excellent course to understand the basic cybersecurity principles. The resources they provide are really really good. However, I think that the quality of the audio can be improved. Many parts of the course is not understandable without sub titles.

By Sunmark

Nov 18, 2019

I really hope the Audio quality is vastly improved, I found myself to see the transcripts of the video. The other part is the Quiz i have no idea where did i make mistakes so that i could revise on the section again. Otherwise overall a good intro

By Amit U

Jun 15, 2020

very well structured course. Trainers were knowledgeable and were able to explain the subjects very well. The most i was impressed with is critical thinking explanation. The resources are very useful to further the understanding on the subjects.

By Nagamallika Y

May 18, 2020

Firstly would like to thank and appreciate IBM for designing this course.I feel this course covered essential both general and technical information required to be start an active and confident journey in learning gaining cyber security skills.

By J D

May 22, 2022

This would be 5 stars but for some of the videos having some rough audio quality. The subtitles fail to capture some of the inaudible audio making it hard to figure out what exactly is said in those inaudible audio areas. Otherwise, it's great.

By Ricardo L

Oct 28, 2020

The overall course was thorough and informative. The audio quality of some videos could be better. Some concepts could have been explained more clearly and you really have to concentrate to follow some videos. Could be modernised and sharpened.

By Talha T

Nov 22, 2023

As you learn from basic, help you understand the fundamental of cybersecurity.

we can apply this skill in personal and workplace.

Bit of Knowledge is important as the world have change.

I prefer others to take this course as well. it is helpful.

By Farah C

Dec 28, 2022

The content is good, but unfortunately the presentation is sub-par. It made an otherwise good Intro-level course into a sub-par course. I really liked the SMEs explanations, I just wish there was quality control on the audio and presentations.

By Raghav S

Jul 29, 2021

I am thankful for the opportunity coursera has provided to me. This course is good for the people seeking mostly theory. There is very little application taught. The course could have been better if the audio and video qualities were good.

By Sharlotte F

Dec 22, 2020

Great course and intro to theory, concepts and terminology on cybersecurity. The production value in some of the audio is lacking though, would be great if they all matched the audio that was used to introduce each topic. Otherwise great.

By Luiz M

May 4, 2020

Content is very good but quality of the material (media) could be improved.

Some tutors knows a lot but do not speak in a understandable language for beginners (technical terms on content)

Overall satisfaction is good for the time invested.

By Rodolfo F

Oct 3, 2021

This course is a good way to start learning cybersecurity, with some good classes and resources. On the other hand, some information shared need to be updated and the audio in some classes could be better. Otherwise, great intro course.

By Jayanta S

Apr 25, 2021

It's was a very wonderful experience learning basics of cyber security, One problem i faced was audio was not clear enough. All the teachers were great. I like to thank every one of them for making this course so beautiful. thank u all.

By Chiamaka A

Jul 1, 2020

transcript did not always match with the audio so that would be a challenge for hearing-impaired users who rely solely on the transcripts.

the audio of some of the lectures were botched hence all the "INAUDIBLE" parts in the transcript

By Sergio I

Nov 5, 2019

Excelente curso, lleno de conocimientos clave para iniciar una carrera en una de las muchas ramas de la ciberseguridad. Sin embargo, el audio de algunos ponentes distaba de ser bueno, lo que hacia el video cansado y difícil de seguir.

By Princess T

Jul 2, 2023

Some videos are a little long and hard to follow ar first but the ones in the third and fourth week are easy to follow. I think it overlaps a lot with ISC's certified in cybersecurity course, so it's great review if you've done that.

By Trae R

Oct 4, 2022

I struggled a little bit with knowledge retention because of the heavy accents used in the videos at the start. However as the courses went on and I got more familiar with the voices the course became clear and had great knowledge.

By Mohankumar

Nov 5, 2020

This course is extremely helpful to learn the history and fundamentals of Cyber Security. Thank you for providing this course by IBM and I enrolled in this course with the help of Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, Thank You.

By Neo S L

Jun 11, 2020

Overall, there are also of useful contents and readings. It will be good that some training modules could be conducted in layman terms and a dictionary of all key terms will be helpful to professional not in the cybersecurity field.

By Mindaugas V

Feb 20, 2022

Well, I found the course very thrilling, especially when the topic is so exciting. What I learned, builds on my existing understanding on this field, and there was a space to learn something new. It's highly recommended, no doubt!

By Richard A

Jun 4, 2023

This course was amazing to take. Very informative and rich. My challenges were:

* Too much theory. I wanted more hands-on practice.

* The instructors were either inaudible or not clear with their words. Thank God for the subtitles.