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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 cou...
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    Aug 13, 2023

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    Course was very knowledgeable and worth taking. I feel like the training wouldn't be complete if I didn't know about security and how important it is not just for me but for everyone using technology!

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    Apr 25, 2018

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    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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    Jul 18, 2020

    Course was WICKED. Orders of MAGNITUDE better than expected.

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    May 1, 2020

    best google course !!!! no words ,learn cybersecurity skills

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    Nov 6, 2019

    policies and defenses are the most important in this course.

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    Jul 3, 2019

    Excellent overview of defensive practice for cyber security.

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    Dec 2, 2018

    Very challenging and rich content training. Than you so much

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    Nov 23, 2018

    Great overview of IT security, a worthwhile course for sure!

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    Sep 1, 2024

    excellent introduction to secure a simple IT infrastructure

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    Aug 7, 2023

    My favorite course, learned some very valuable information!

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    Sep 18, 2022

    An excellent course for Beginers and to get started in IT.

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    Mar 29, 2022

    I like this course, I took it as preperation for Comptia A+

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    Mar 13, 2022

    I loved how it was simly explained but not over simplified.

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    Feb 11, 2022

    thank Google for the opportunity to take these five courses

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    Jan 13, 2021

    AWESOME INSTRUCTOR AND ALL THE COURSE WAS VERY INTERESTING.

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    Dec 14, 2020

    It has been a life fulfilling Journey!

    "I am on to the Next"

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    Oct 23, 2020

    Really enjoyed the course. Trouble getting my certificate.

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    Aug 22, 2020

    A great course with amazing insights to the security world.

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    May 23, 2020

    Learnt a piece of useful information regarding IT security.

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    Aug 6, 2019

    Good course and covers from basic to practical application.

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    May 17, 2019

    Great course very fun, and learned a lot thank you coursera

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    Apr 9, 2025

    THANKS FOR THE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND INDEPTH EXPLANATION

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    Nov 27, 2023

    The course are well detailed to understand and informative

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    Sep 7, 2023

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    Jun 27, 2023

    Learned alot! great refresher course or entry level course

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    Oct 17, 2022

    saya siap dan saya sangat menyukai pembelajaran kursus ini

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    Sep 2, 2022

    super course i have ever sence on computers as a freshman

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