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We All Need to Know a Little Cybersecurity

by John Elliott

Cybersecurity is a skill everyone needs. This course will teach why cybersecurity is important to protect your home and work life.

What you'll learn

Everything is connected to the internet and so potentially can be the target of hostile attackers. In this course, We All Need to Know a Little Cybersecurity, you’ll learn why cybersecurity is a thing! First, you’ll explore the one big problem of the internet. Next, you’ll discover why things are vulnerable. Finally, you’ll learn how we protect vulnerable things from attackers. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of cybersecurity needed to start to secure yourself.

About the author

John Elliott is a specialist in regulated security and data protection. His fascination is the way that people engage with security directives: whether that’s a company following external regulation, an information security team developing policies, an IT team following them, or a colleague who is just trying to do their job securely. John has led information security and data protection functions in aviation and financial services. He’s represented both Visa Europe and Mastercard on the PCI S... more

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