Computer Security Core Courses

Cryptography I

53 reviews

Cryptography is an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. In this course you will learn the inner workings of cryptographic systems and how to correctly use them in real-world applications.

• Coursera
• 23 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Software Security

24 reviews

This course we will explore the foundations of software security. We will consider important software vulnerabilities and attacks that exploit them -- such as buffer overflows, SQL injection, and session hijacking -- and we will consider defenses that pr…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 1 week from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Cyber Security

22 reviews

Our lives depend on online services. Gain essential cyber security knowledge and skills, to help protect your digital life.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Hardware Security

10 reviews

In this course, we will study security and trust from the hardware perspective. Upon completing the course, students will understand the vulnerabilities in current digital system design flow and the physical attacks to these systems. They will learn that…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

RIT

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

25 reviews

Learn cybersecurity fundamentals, including how to detect threats, protect systems and networks, and anticipate potential cyber attacks.

• edX
• 10-12 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• 10th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Usable Security

9 reviews

This course focuses on how to design and build secure systems with a human-centric focus. We will look at basic principles of human-computer interaction, and apply these insights to the design of secure systems with the goal of developing security measur…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 1 week from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cryptography

8 reviews

Welcome to Cryptography! Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for securing communications in the presence of third parties. You will learn how to protect information in order to ensure its integrity, confidentiality, authenticity, and non…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cybersecurity and Its Ten Domains

9 reviews

This course is designed to introduce students, working professionals and the community to the exciting field of cybersecurity. Throughout the MOOC, participants will engage in community discourse and online interaction. Participants will gain knowledge a…

• Coursera
• 24 hours worth of material, 7 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

KU Leuven University

Web Security Fundamentals

22 reviews

Essential knowledge for every web developer, discover important principles of modern web security, and learn about current security best practices.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Cryptography and Information Theory

383 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to Cryptography and Information Theory! This course combines cryptography (the techniques for protecting information from unauthorized access) and information theory (the study of information coding and transfer). More specifically, the course…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Classical Cryptosystems and Core Concepts

378 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to Introduction to Applied Cryptography. Cryptography is an essential component of cybersecurity. The need to protect sensitive information and ensure the integrity of industrial control processes has placed a premium on cybersecurity skills in…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mathematical Foundations for Cryptography

298 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to Course 2 of Introduction to Applied Cryptography. In this course, you will be introduced to basic mathematical principles and functions that form the foundation for cryptographic and cryptanalysis methods. These principles and functions will b…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Asymmetric Cryptography and Key Management

238 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to Asymmetric Cryptography and Key Management! In asymmetric cryptography or public-key cryptography, the sender and the receiver use a pair of public-private keys, as opposed to the same symmetric key, and therefore their cryptographic operati…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Symmetric Cryptography

227 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to Symmetric Cryptography! Symmetric cryptography relies on shared secret key to ensure message confidentiality, so that the unauthorized attackers cannot retrieve the message. The course describes substitution and transposition techniques, whi…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Future

145 ratings at Coursera

This course takes a look at the future of cybersecurity with respect to what is being done to lessen the potential for catastrophic destruction resulting from cyber attack on critical infrastructure. In this respect, we take a short survey of potential…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)