Introduction to Cyber Attacks
Partnering with NYU, this Coursera course is designed to introduce newcomers to the basics of common cyber security issues. It covers threats like Trojans, worms and network attacks to give a strong overview of how to understand the essence of cyber security.
Created by: Dr. Edward G. Amoroso
Produced in 2018
Quality Score
Overall Score : 92 / 100
Course Description
Hacking Awards Best Free Course
Pros
Cons
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- Course is designed to be the very first step towards a cyber security career, and it delivers on both accessibility and quality knowledge.
- The thoroughness of the course ensures that even students with background knowledge of cyber security will learn something new.
- Allows students to be introduced to complex and challenging ideas without being overwhelming.
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- Students raring to start fending off cyber attacks will be frustrated with the space and scope of the course. It is only an introduction.
- Some supplemental links are dated.
- Supplemental material is not as accessible as the main course. The reading gets dense.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
187 Reviews
Dr. Edward G. Amoroso
Dr. Edward G. Amoroso is Chief Executive Officer of TAG Cyber LLC, a global cyber security advisory, training, consulting, and media services company supporting hundreds of major organizations across the world. Ed recently retired from AT&T after thirty-one years of service, beginning in Unix security R&D at Bell Labs and culminating as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer of AT&T from 2004 to 2016. He was elected an AT&T Fellow in 2010. Ed is Research Professor in the Computer Science Department at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and a Senior Advisor at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. He is author of six books on cyber security, and dozens of major research and technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Ed has also been Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the Stevens Institute of Technology for the past twenty-nine years, where he has introduced over three thousand graduate students to the topic of information security. Ed holds the BS degree in Physics from Dickinson College, the MS/PhD degrees in Computer Science from the Stevens Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of the Columbia Business School. He holds ten patents in cyber security technology, and he served previously on the Board of Directors for M&T Bank and the NSA Advisory Board. Ed's work has been highlighted on CNN, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He has worked directly with four Presidential administrations on
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Reviews
By Temesgen G G on 16-Nov-19
Great Introductory lesson for anyone who is looking to start a career in cyber security.
By Sandra H on 14-Nov-19
Your estimates of required time to complete readings and other homework are GROSSLY understated. In addition, some links to required reading do not work and have not worked in a very long time. Prior students have written to you about them, but you have not done anything to remedy their/my complaint. This course also requires previous experience in cybersecurity but you list it as a beginner's course.
By Liam C on 13-Nov-19
Honestly everything was amazing and better than face to face courses I've taken my only reason to remove a star is I was constantly being frustrated that even when I passed a quiz it wouldn't let me see the answers to questions I may have missed, I felt like that was detrimental to my learning experience as I was never able to attain the correct answer to certain quiz questions that I may not have fully understood, the other thing is the final quiz says there are no wrong answers just justifiable yet I was told my answers were wrong over and over again
By Asha A K on 28-Oct-19
ED is a superb mentor I just loved watching and listening to him.the concepts and examples from real life are really helpful and knowledgeable.
By Shailendra K P on 11-Oct-19
great info covered to understand how Cyber attackers use the method to hack the
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