CYB101 · Fundamentals
Understand cybersecurity before you practice it.
Foundational introduction to cybersecurity concepts, digital risk, threats, controls, governance, ethics, legal awareness, and everyday cybersecurity practices.
Introduces cybersecurity as a discipline, its purpose, and its relevance to individuals, organizations, and society.
Provides a structured overview of common cyber threats and attacker motivations without technical exploitation detail.
Explains how vulnerabilities arise and how risk is assessed in a non-mathematical, conceptual manner.
Introduces foundational security controls across people, process, and technology.
Examines cybersecurity beyond technology, focusing on organizational responsibility, governance, and societal implications.
Explores ethical behavior, privacy concerns, and legal considerations relevant to cybersecurity.
Applies cybersecurity concepts to everyday personal and workplace behavior. It shows learners how daily digital choices affect personal privacy, account security, workplace trust, organizational resilience, and social responsibility.
Pass the final (≥70%) to earn the course certificate.
Free · self-paced