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About the Course

This course provides learners with a baseline understanding of common cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. An overview of how basic cyber attacks are constructed and applied to real systems is also included. Examples include simple Unix kernel hacks, Internet worms, and Trojan horses in software utilities. Network attacks such as distributed denial of service (DDOS) and botnet- attacks are also described and illustrated using real examples from the past couple of decades. Familiar analytic models are outlined such as the confidentiality/integrity/availability (CIA) security threat framework, and examples are used to illustrate how these different types of threats can degrade real assets. The course also includes an introduction to basic cyber security risk analysis, with an overview of how threat-asset matrices can be used to prioritize risk decisions. Threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks are examined and mapped in the context of system security engineering methodologies....

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HI

Mar 3, 2020

I'm so glad I could complete this course as I look forward to continuing other courses on Cyber attacks. Its been helpful as it gave me the background knowledge as to what is needed in Cyber Security.

PH

Jun 27, 2020

Ed is a very engaging instructor and tries to make the content applicable and understandable. I would recommend this course for anyone who is looking for an introduction to the world of cybersecurity!

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By Connor V

Jul 7, 2023

Very few complaints, its a very good introduction and is very informative

My only gripe is that you receive no feedback on the final quiz at the end of the course. So if you get an answer wrong, it's your best guess as to why, and you could easily be wrong about that too.

By Amrit S

Nov 24, 2022

knowledge is great provided by teachers but it is difficult a little bit to understand what they say some times .overall, best course for know about cyber attacks in past and know about different things which is useful as per become cyber security expert.

By Rachel L W

Mar 18, 2022

Excellent lectures. Very engaging speaker and explains the ideas clearly. Would have given 5 stars if the quizzes weren't a bit messy - questions in week 1 from content in week 1 for example - and some of the links to additional materials no longer work.

By Deleted A

Jan 14, 2018

I really like the content however the Quizzes in the latter part of the course were very tricky. It was difficult to select the right answer and I had to retake the quizzes and it felt like the DMV tests where it had a little bit of a subjective nature.

By Rahul S C

Jul 26, 2020

Good Course.

You won't get bored and the style of teaching is very effective.

You'll get to read papers that are important from the Cyber Security Point of View.

The Instructor will surely change the way you look at Cyber Security and Hacking.

By Lukas M

Apr 10, 2020

I enjoyed every moment of it and the readings were great. The final test could use some love, as it says that there are no false or right answers (but just "Justifiable" ones) but it does compare the answers to a set of right answers.

By priyam p w

Aug 4, 2018

the course is just an introduction to cyber security ..for those who have no prior knowledge about cyber attacks.It mainly highlights some classical crypt methods and more about the risk of attacks and vulnerabilities.

By Muhammad A A

Jul 19, 2020

There are few questions (MCQs) in Assignments in each module where language is not clear i.e. the options of question answers does not appear to be matched.

Overall, it is a good introduction to the Cybersecurity.

By Chigozie A

Jul 13, 2019

This is a very enlightening course outlining various types of cyber attacks and also showing the approach security experts could take to prevent and mitigate the harmful effects of these attacks.

By Noah Z

Jul 27, 2019

通过这门课程,我了解到了Cyber Security的方方面面。不同于其他课程的直接就开始教导技术细节,Edward博士先让我对于Cyber Security有了一个更高层次的理解。

不足之处在于教授的很多东西其实会根据不同的情境、以及不同人的理解会有结果上的偏差,因此对于这方面思维的锻炼,个人感觉稍显不足。

另外,Amazon中国上没法买到From CIA to APT这本书鸭!

By Hari P S A

Apr 17, 2020

It was really a cool course to do and it mainly aims to have a brief intro to cyber attacks which happens around us and thanks to Prof.Ed he took the course to another level with his smile

By Antonio A

Jul 24, 2022

I had fun and it was really enlightening and useful! The only thing I'd like to point out, is I would have liked some more direct teachings about TCP/IP, as it's a really important topic.

By Elizabeth T

Mar 13, 2023

Overall great introduction though some of the links that were part of the course were no longer valid, so some material may not have been able to be covered as originally intended.

By Robert H

Feb 21, 2021

In this course you get an understanding of Cyber Attacks. The course is very theoretical, but it lays the foundations for the future courses to deep in the world of cyber security.

By Adrian A

Mar 2, 2018

There's an issue with the final quiz. The directions indicate a figure to be referenced, but the figure is not available. How can the quiz be properly completed without the figure?

By Shikhar G

Nov 29, 2019

the course was awesome, it helped me to learn the basics of cybersecurity analysis which as a beginner's mistake thought to be not necessary.

thank you coursera.

By Nevar I

Apr 19, 2022

This is a great course, Just know it is all lecture/reading no hands on. With that said if you are just starting out you can not go wrong with this.

By Ken S

Jul 18, 2020

Many of the test questions rely on semantics so can be very confusing. After passing exam the incorrect answers should be shown with explanation.

By Elisabeth S

Jan 9, 2019

It was great, but the support (in the discussion forum) was nonexistent which was not nice. If they improve this, this course will be excellent.

By Wojciech T

Dec 28, 2020

Great tutor, interesting topic presented in a easily digestable form. Some resources were not available and need to be verified.

By Abhishek B

Apr 20, 2020

It's a nice course to learn the basics of Cyber Attacks. It helps in building strategies to solve Cyber Security Problems.

By ABHRO R (

Sep 23, 2022

It was a course which enhanced my knowledge and showed me somes knoocks and corners of cyber security I didn't knew.

By Roland T

Feb 1, 2018

Some of the questions are hard to answer (not because they are hard, but because the answers need to be "guessed").

By Salman S

Feb 10, 2023

This is an excellent introduction to cyber security. It certainly ignited my interest to explore it further.

By Pratiksha R T

Mar 17, 2021

very helpful course for beginner to understand the purpose and concept of cyber security and risk management