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Cybersecurity for Beginners

Learn essential cybersecurity knowledge and tools through a blend of theory and practice, including the most common cyber attacks and even seeing how they're performed in the real-world! No prior experience or knowledge required.

2 Days

Average time students take to complete this course.

Last updated: December 2024

Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot

Overview

This course is designed for those looking to proactively address security risks and protect their digital information, whether in a corporate or personal setting.

What you'll learn

  • Become cyber-savvy by learning how to protect yourself and your organization from the latest online threats, no matter your level of experience
  • Explore the secrets behind common cyber attacks and see how they're performed in the real-world
  • Gain the confidence to identify and respond to potential security risks, recognizing subtle warning signs that others might miss
  • Enhance your cyber security skills, whether for your personal security or employment-related training

Why Take This Cyber Security Awareness Course?

This byte-sized course covers the essential tools and knowledge you need to navigate and safeguard against the evolving landscape of cyber threats.

In fact, whether you're looking to protect your corporation's information or your own personal information, by the end of this course you'll be well-equipped to proactively address security risks and protect your digital information confidently and effectively.

We'll be delving into both theory and practical applications, including the mechanisms behind most common online attacks, helping you understand not only how they work but why they're effective.

Wait... What's a Byte?

Bytes are shorter courses that allow you to upgrade your skills and knowledge in a single day!

Learning is hard. And sometimes you just need a quick learning fix, right? To learn something awesome, interesting, and relevant to your career goals.

That's why we've created Bytes.

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By becoming a ZTM member you'll not only get access to all our courses, bytes, and projects.

But you’ll also get to join our exclusive live online community classroom to learn alongside thousands of students, alumni, mentors, TAs and Instructors.

Most importantly, you'll be learning from an industry professional (Aleksa) that has actual real-world experience with cybersecurity attacks. He teaches you the exact information he uses in his role.

Finally, as with all ZTM courses, this course is a living thing. It will be constantly updated as the landscape changes so you can use it as your go-to resource for learning about cybersecurity now and throughout your career.

Join 1,000s of Zero To Mastery graduates that have gotten hired and are now working at companies like Google, Tesla, Amazon, Apple, IBM, JP Morgan, Facebook, Shopify + other top tech companies.

They come from all different backgrounds, ages, and experiences. Many even started as complete beginners.

So there's no reason it can't be you too.

And you have nothing to lose. Because you can start learning right now and if this course isn't everything you expected, we'll refund you 100% within 30 days. No hassles and no questions asked.

When's the best time to get started? Today!

There's never a bad time to learn in-demand skills. But the sooner, the better. So start learning from this cyber awareness course today by joining the ZTM Academy. You'll have a clear roadmap to developing the skills to build your own projects, get hired, and advance your career.

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Course curriculum

Here's an overview of what you learn in this Cybersecurity for Beginners course.

Introduction

2 lectures

Introduction to Cybersecurity

2 lectures

Social Engineering, Phishing, and Prevention

5 lectures

Malware

3 lectures

Endpoint Device Protection

3 lectures

Policies

6 lectures

Web Browsing Security

4 lectures

Securing Online Accounts

2 lectures

Data Handling

3 lectures

Additional Things To Keep You Safe!

2 lectures

Meet your instructor

Your instructor (Aleksa) isn't just an expert with years of real-world professional experience. He has been in your shoes. He makes learning fun. He makes complex topics feel simple. He will motivate you. He will push you. And he will go above and beyond to help you succeed.

Aleksa Tamburkovski

Hi, I'm Aleksa Tamburkovski!

Aleksa, a Zero To Mastery Academy instructor, is a Penetration Tester with 5+ years of experience in Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security. Aleksa's goal is to teach you the foundations of Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security.

SEE MY BIO & COURSES

Aleksa Tamburkovski

Ethical Hacker

Frequently asked questions

Are there any prerequisites for this course?

  • Nope! There are no prerequisites for this Cyber security for Beginners course. It's designed to be suitable for employees of all levels in a corporate setting as well as individuals seeking to enhance their personal online security.

Do you provide a certificate of completion?

We definitely do and they are quite nice. You will also be able to add Zero To Mastery Academy to the education section of your LinkedIn profile as well.

Are there subtitles?

Yes! We have high quality subtitles in 11 different languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Romanian, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Indonesian, and Japanese.

You can even adjust the text size, color, background and more so that the subtitles are perfect just for you!

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