Try It: Cybersecurity Basics

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Try It: Cybersecurity Basics

About this course

Do you want to add cybersecurity to your professional skill set? Join this free introductory course to learn cybersecurity basics — and without any prior experience. You’ll learn about the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) Triad, and how it applies to the daily tasks of a cyber professional. You’ll also examine the basics of cryptography and apply them in an encryption-decryption challenge.

What you'll learn

Understand the CIA Triad and its relevance in cybersecurity
Learn the basics of cryptography
Apply cryptographic concepts in practical exercises

Course objectives

Provide an introduction to essential cybersecurity principles
Encourage practical application of theoretical knowledge through challenges

Skills you'll gain

risk management encryption cryptography information security data protection cybersecurity security fundamentals decryption CIA triad

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