Beginners Guide to Cybersecurity
About this Course
A tech talent shortage continues as organizations adopt higher security standards to address the ongoing risk of threats and breaches. This course builds key skills to address common security threats and risks and provides best practices to guard against them. This course is designed for everyone, especially those interested in a Cyber Analyst I or an entry-level Cloud & Security Engineer role, as well as Tech Support. Diving into the world of cybersecurity, you’ll gain critical skills employers need, including identifying security threats, understanding encryption uses, demonstrating safe browsing techniques, implementing email security best practices. and identifying and becoming familiar with various types of cybersecurity risks and threats. This course is ideal for technical support roles, often on the front lines of defense for cybersecurity issues.Created by: IBM
Level: Introductory

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