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IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist

IBM via Coursera Professional Certificate

Overview

Prepare for a career in the high-growth field of cybersecurity. In this program, you’ll learn in-demand skills like cryptography, network security, and security risk assessment to get job-ready in less than 4 months, with no prior experience required. Cybersecurity specialists help protect the security of an organization’s infrastructure, network, applications, and data. This program will teach you the essential skills employers are seeking for entry level cybersecurity specialists roles including intrusion detection, to analyze events that occur and mitigate threats. This program will not only help you start your career in cybersecurity, but also provides a strong foundation for future career development in other paths such as computer science, software development, or information technology. You’ll also learn to comprehensively assess client computer systems, pinpoint vulnerabilities in security infrastructure, and design and deploy robust solutions. Upon completion, you’ll have a portfolio of projects and a Professional Certificate from IBM to showcase your expertise. You’ll also earn an IBM Digital badge and will gain access to resources to help you in your job search, including interview preparation. Additionally you will have built a solid foundation of the knowledge tested in the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity examination. For a limited time those completing this PC will receive free of charge access to the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity Exam.

Syllabus

Course 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity Careers
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Course 2: Introduction to Hardware and Operating Systems
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Course 3: Introduction to Software, Programming, and Databases
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Course 4: Introduction to Networking and Storage
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Course 5: Introduction to Cloud Computing
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Course 6: Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. With this beginner friendly course, learn fundamental Cybersecurity skills that are crucial for anyone using ... Enroll for free.

Course 7: Security Principles
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. Welcome to course 1 of 5 of this Specialization, Security Principles. After completing this course, the ... Enroll for free.

Course 8: Incident Response, BC, and DR Concepts
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. Welcome to course 2 of 5 of this Specialization, Incident Response, BC, and DR Concepts. This course focuses on ... Enroll for free.

Course 9: Access Control Concepts
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. Welcome to course 3 of 5 of this Specialization, Access Control Concepts. In Course 1, we introduced access ... Enroll for free.

Course 10: Network Security
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. Welcome to course 4 of 5 of this Specialization, Network Security. In this course, we will look at computer ... Enroll for free.

Course 11: Security Operations
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. Welcome to course 5 of 5 of this Specialization, Security Operations. This course focuses our attention on the ... Enroll for free.

Course 12: Cybersecurity Specialist Capstone
- Offered by IBM and ISC2. With an increasing number of organizations implementing cybersecurity measures, this is a growing job market. The ... Enroll for free.

Courses

Taught by

(ISC)² Education & Training, Dee Dee Collette, IBM Skills Network Team and Rav Ahuja

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