Security Basics
Worth knowing: Free, but you need a free IBMid account — IBM asks you to sign in before you can start.
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
Last indexed by LearnPact Foundation on 26 September 2026. Course details, availability and pricing are owned by IBM SkillsBuild and may have changed since.
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