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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts by Google

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    About the Course

    This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices. It introduces threats and attacks and the many ways they
    can show up. We’ll give you some background of encryption algorithms and how they’re used to safeguard data. Then, we’ll dive into the three
    As of information security: authentication, authorization, and accounting. We’ll also cover network security solutions, ranging from firewalls to
    Wifi encryption options. The course is rounded out by putting all these elements together into a multi-layered, in-depth security architecture,
    followed by recommendations on how to integrate a culture of security into your organization or team. At the end of this cou...
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    Aug 14, 2023

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    Course was very knowledgeable and worth taking. I feel like the training wouldn't be complete if I didn't know about security and how important it is not just for me but for everyone using technology!

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    Apr 26, 2018

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    Great course that is full of useful information and presented in an easy to understand way. It's an awesome beginner course that will add to your knowledge and further your knowledge of IT security.

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    Dec 15, 2020

    Great Course, learned a lot, finally have a much better understanding of how things work, and feel it will definitely help further my career...

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    Jan 9, 2023

    A good, complete unit, and a great challenge to continue learning about this topic, it is as wide as one's capacities and dedication allow it!

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    Dec 28, 2022

    This is amust course to pursue. You will be able to stop many bad guys sending malicious activities online when you follow the rules to it.

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    Dec 6, 2022

    This course was excellent! I like the Linux command line exercises. I also wish there were more PowerShell or Windows-based exercises as well.

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    Apr 20, 2022

    Very interesting course and at each course i have been learning about new things. So thank you so much for allowing to gain this IT knowledge.

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    Jul 8, 2019

    Best course out of all of them! This guy actually doesn't sound like he is reading off of a teleprompter and he knows what hes talking about!!

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    Oct 3, 2018

    A must for anyone starting out in IT for basic understanding of the IT world around us. The skills and knowledge you learn here are invaluable

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    Aug 31, 2018

    Material was well explained and easy to understand. Those who push themselves and manage their time may finish this course in the first week.

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    Jul 9, 2018

    This course was so much fun while i was learning so much. I loved that every week there was something always funny i would catch and laugh at.

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    Feb 25, 2020

    This was a very good course that significantly enhanced my general knowledge, understanding, and confidence in areas relating to IT Security.

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    Dec 30, 2018

    Google please bring more of these courses. Excellent courses and very knowledgeable. This was exactly what I was looking for.

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    Sep 5, 2018

    A good, detailed course, I am glad that I completed it, new knowledge and skills have raised my professional level and expanded my education.

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    Sep 16, 2024

    it was a great experience the assignments gives me more informative source . At last is very helpful to know about It support full concept .

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    Aug 10, 2021

    This Professional certificate was awesome it was very effective containing all the information and all the hands on exercise and quick labs

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    Apr 15, 2020

    Wonderful course. It helped me get in-depth knowledge of security fundamentals to their practical implementation in today's IT organizations

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    Sep 18, 2021

    Great Course, learned a lot from it. Perhaps more labs would have been even better. As I was very impressed with the previous courses labs.

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    By Brett R

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    Feb 17, 2021

    This was my favorite course throughout the entire Google IT cert. The instructor was highly knowledgeable, concise, & clear. Excellent job!

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    By Jeremy R

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    May 18, 2020

    This was the best course so far, it brought everything from previous modules into an excellent perspective from a cybersecurity standpoint.

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    By Neeraj H

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    Apr 27, 2020

    One of the Best course by Google. Thankyou so much for teaching us different ways to secure our home network and Skills needed for the Job.

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    May 13, 2019

    This course is power packed and an eye-opener. It arms you with the state of the art security concepts. I definitely recommend it to anyone

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    May 4, 2025

    This is a great and convenient opportunity for people who want to educate themselves on their free time. Technology is constantly growing.

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    By Ace A

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    Feb 20, 2023

    Amazing course material, engaging labs, readings, and the best instructor to explain security concepts, implementations and practical use.

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    May 23, 2021

    The contents were organized very professionally and made it easier to understand. The trainer knowledge and pronunciation was outstanding.

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    By Joetta S

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    May 10, 2021

    I learned how to have good security for my computer, wifi router and phone. Also, a lot of ways to have security in a business. Thank you.

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    Mar 25, 2021

    Excellent course of study. I would highly recommend this Google IT Scholarship Program to anyone willing to devote time and effort to it.

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