Security Basics

Name: Security Basics
Availability: InStock

Cloud & DevOps Free to learn Self-paced Intermediate Self-paced · 1–3 hours

Worth knowing: Free, but you need a free IBMid account — IBM asks you to sign in before you can start.

You'll cover: Computer HardwareThreat Assessment

In this course, you'll learn about threats to computer security and ways to keep computer systems and users safe. You will discover the differences between threats, such as hacking, malware, and viruses, and vulnerabilities, such as bugs and buffer overflows.

Available in: English · Hindi · Arabic · Portuguese · Indonesian · Spanish

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