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Cybersecurity basics for everyone
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Cybersecurity basics for everyone

Universitat Politècnica de València

Understand what threats you face on the Internet and what means you have to defend yourself as a user

2 hrs/week2 weeksEnglish479 enrolled
Free to Audit

About this Course

Computer devices connected to the Internet are a great work and leisure tool that has become indispensable in our lives, but their use poses increasingly significant risks, with a growing cybercrime that is already making profits equal to or greater than those of drug trafficking. That is why in this course we tell you what threats you face and what means you have to defend yourself as a user, all illustrated with real examples and practical advice to improve your cybersecurity.

What You'll Learn

  • The threats you will encounter on the Internet and some measures to mitigate them
  • The concepts of hacker, malware, worm, Trojan horse, computer virus and their types
  • The different techniques of social engineering
  • Best practices for managing your passwords
  • Practical tips to improve your computer security

Prerequisites

  • No special knowledge is required, any internet user can follow the course without any problems.

Instructors

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Ignacio Despujol

Senior IT Analyst / Profesor de Ingeniería aeroportuaria

Course Info

PlatformedX
LevelBeginner
PacingUnknown
CertificateAvailable
PriceFree to Audit

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