Basic Ideas in Computing Security Course
This course teaches fundamental concepts in computing security, focusing on cross-cutting concepts spanning: vulnerability metrics and terminology, utilizing open source intelligence, authentication mechanisms/factors, and authorization & access control protocols. You can expect to gain fundamental conceptual knowledge as well as practical skills needed by everyone, not least those who are entering the field of Cybersecurity -- this will put you on the path to completing the Intro to Computing Security Specialization.
Learners from all backgrounds will benefit, especially those who have little experience with Unix access control and the command-line shell. The course offers a unique insight into many diffferent areas of research and practice in the world of cybersecurity.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- You will learn how to use prominent sources of cyber threat intelligence in the open source domain to identify current threats and prioritize action.
- You will learn what the basic working terminology is in computing security, and how to analyze vulnerability disclosures and their impact.
- You will study authorization mechanisms as applied to Unix, and use them to set and change permission access levels on a modern operating system.
This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Computer Science degree offered on the Coursera platform. Learn more: MS in Computer Science.