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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials by IBM

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About the Course

Ready to build essential cybersecurity skills employers need? This beginner course introduces the foundational concepts, tools, and best practices used by cybersecurity professionals. During the course, you’ll learn to identify common threats such as data theft, tampering, phishing, and malware. You’ll discover how cyberattacks unfold and explore the physical, environmental, and access control measures used to secure devices and facilities. Plus, you’ll develop strong digital hygiene habits using secure passwords, password management techniques, and multi-factor authentication, and understand the risks of password reuse, sharing, and default credentials. You’ll also practice device hardening, use encryption tools, apply safe browsing techniques, and configure web browsers to minimize vulnerabilities. Plus, you’ll explore methods of managing and protecting confidential information to prevent identity theft and privacy breaches. Hands-on labs provide practical experience, and a final project tests your proficiency across key cybersecurity topics. Enroll now to gain the essential cybersecurity skills that will help you kickstart your IT career!...

Top reviews

GA

Dec 21, 2022

Kudos to the Team for such an Amazing class.i am eternally grateful and proud of myself for this noble privilege.. Thank you for the opportunity to learn and God bless you all. -George

RT

Nov 4, 2022

I am very happy with the contents and also learned a lot in the field of cyber security. I will recommend this course to everyone who wants to start with cyber security.

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By Stephen P

Sep 10, 2024

This comment is for the entire series of ITF+ prep so far. Some of the instructions have been rather oblique. The labs are spotty in design and function and assume too much. The AI grader on the extra credit assignments has regular brain farts where it marks obviously correct answers incorrect. I had a lot of background knowledge, so I have been able to confidently correct or navigate screwups when they occurred. However, this is supposed to be a basic curriculum with no previous experience assumed. A true newbie taking these courses might end up very confused and discouraged, at certain points. Suggest future changes/updates be tested on actual 'newbs' to verify that they are functional and accessible with no major previous networking experience beyond consumer-level. Put a smart housewife with an ipad, a cell phone, and a 110 IQ in the hot seat and see how she does...

By Muhammad M

Sep 8, 2022

Thank you so much for this course!. This gave all the mendatory knowledge a person who is using must have,this course can also be the first step if you are interested in cyber security

By Jesus L M Z

Apr 3, 2025

Not a 5, as the sound levels in the videos could be improved. In some videos, the initial introduction sound clip is louder than the narrator's voice, which can be a bit annoying.

By Deleted A

Jul 27, 2023

Overall content is very good.

I found some mistakes in quizzes which i hope will be rectified soon.

Thanks IBM for the great course :-)

By Abdoul A D

Dec 14, 2024

A great course. I love the ways concepts are explained with practical examples. Thanks a lot deer teachers

By Yuliia S

Nov 1, 2024

Nice basic course! Labs in virtual environment sometimes can lag. F.e. it's impossible to type there smth

By Adrià B

Jun 14, 2025

Bastante bine, pero el simulador de Windows para la parte práctica no va demasiado bien.

By Gilbert G

Aug 24, 2023

excellent introduction to what you need to know about cybersecurity.

By Jennifer P

May 18, 2022

It was worth taking. Much better than what my own employer provided.

By Luis C

May 29, 2025

Great course. Lab sessions were nonresponsive at times

By himabindu h

Dec 9, 2024

The whole learning part was amazing in this course

By Beverly A

Jan 19, 2023

NIce to get a general knowledge in this topic!

By Cristian S

Oct 12, 2024

Muy buen curso, aprendí mucho, gracias

By Saud A W

Jul 8, 2025

good but lengthy

By Sendo T

May 3, 2024

Good contents.

By Muhammed A

Oct 12, 2024

nice course.

By AMPALLI P

May 31, 2023

good

By البندري ف ع آ خ ا ف ع آ خ

Feb 8, 2023

شكرا

By maqsudova i

Dec 21, 2024

zor

By Rajesh K B

Nov 20, 2024

OK

By Kevin B

Jul 10, 2024

Possibly make more hands on lab work by splitting up some of the ones here into smaller pieces, that way the student will need to have remembered, or go back again and re-read, their notes or the modules for the answers. This way instead of doing several small things, the repetition of tasks spread out, while a little more time consuming, could help reinforce the lessons learned.

By Stanislas R

Jul 31, 2025

Le cours est bien, les vidéos sont assez claires, et les labs c'est une excellente chose. Par contre, tout le cours est en anglais, mais les tests sont traduits par IA en français, ce qui amène à des incompréhensions complètes ou à des questions qui n'ont aucun sens. (Q: Qu'est ce que la propriété intellectuelle ? - Réponse possible : Propriété intellectuelle...

By Henrry B R

Jan 12, 2025

Tiene lab esto lo hace muy interesante

By Anjali R

Mar 8, 2025

Good experience

By Stephen v M

Jan 9, 2025

Overly redundant, as tho they have compiled a curriculum from various sources and didn't bother to edit it. Extremely basic information, with no technical education on offer