Cyber Threats and Attack Vectors

It seems anymore that you can't listen to the news without hearing of a data breach. You may have heard it said before that there are 2 types of companies out there, the ones who have been breached and those who will be breached. Defending against attackers who want to compromise assets can seem like an arduous task, but learning how attacks work and more importantly how to defend against those attacks can be very fulfilling. This specialization is designed to introduce you to practical computer security by teaching you the fundamentals of how you use security in the business world. This cours

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Created by: Greg Williams

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Data breaches occur nearly every day. From very large retailers, down to your fantasy football website, and anywhere in between, they have been compromised in some way. How did the attackers get in? What did they do with the data they compromised? What should I be concerned with in my own business or my systems? This course is the second course in the Practical Computer Security. It will discuss types of threats and attack vectors commonly seen in today's environment. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but threats are all over the place! This course isn't designed to insight fear that there is no hope for keeping systems and business secure, but rather educate you on how attacks are carried out so that you have a better sense of what to look out for in your business or with your systems.

Time: 12h

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Greg Williams

4.6 Rating
38 Reviews

Greg has taught the past 5 years in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs focusing primarily on cyber security. His full time position is within the Office of Information Technology as the Director of Operations, overseeing all network, infrastructure, and telecommunication functions for the university. He has previously been the Information Security Officer and HIPAA Security Officer for university.

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By Adam M on 24-May-19

Decent content, but I don't like the peer review projects. It takes too much time waiting for someone else to review it. Give me an exam.

By Reid C on 7-May-18

Complete information. But the visuals (powerpoint, narration) could be of a lot higher quality.

By AKRAM A on 17-Sep-19

Very informative and helpful!

By Michel T on 7-Sep-19

Great and instructive course!

By Bryan C on 27-Mar-18

Enjoyed the course. The more of these I take the better they seem to get. Could move a little faster. These are significantly better than the NYU offering.

By Megha Q on 11-Mar-18

More practical aspects should be covered

By David L B J on 8-Feb-18

In depth look at Cyber Threats and Attack Vectors from a Business perspective. Great course. No experience required!

By John P on 17-Mar-18

Still a good introductory course with some detailed explanation. I was expecting a bit more practice rather than security concepts, since this course has already been dealing with real-life attacks. But maybe practice comes in the following two courses of this series.

By GUY-NOEL M on 9-Feb-18

Good course , very interesting

By Merzyan B on 15-Nov-18

The course is highly recommended for people who wants to have a career in Cyber Security. Greg is an encyclopedia and has
wealth of knowledge on the subject matter.

By Shubin E A on 8-Nov-18

Thats nice.

By BERNARD T on 7-Oct-18

This course and all that comes with it has given me the knowledge and confident, at least to understand the good and the bad that lurks in the web.I haven't finished yet Ã¢Â€Â¦.