This course takes a deeper dive into concepts introduced in the first course, with an emphasis on recognizing the focus of the CISSP eight security domains, steps of risk management, security frameworks and controls (e.g., NIST, CIA triad, OWASP), as well as common security threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. Additionally, learners are provided with an opportunity to explore and analyze SIEM data, use a playbook to respond to identified threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, and conduct a security audit.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Identify the common threats, risks, and vulnerabilities to business operations.
- Understand the threats, risks, and vulnerabilities that entry-level cybersecurity analysts are most focused on.
- Comprehend the purpose of security frameworks and controls.
- Describe the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad.
- Explain the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework.
- Explore and practice conducting a security audit.
- Use a playbook to respond to threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.
Status: Risk Analysis
Risk Analysis
Status: Threat Detection
Threat Detection
Beginner·Course·9 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Jan 25, 2024
It was wonderful and worth it, I am new to information technology but the arrangement of the course and the course outlines made more interested and willing and determined to keep going. Thumbs up.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 24, 2023
The Concept were explained very well and in easy flow to grasp more ang more. Wanna thank the faculty for putting in lot of hard and preparing this courses for next cybersecurity Professionals.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 19, 2024
nice tutor, good explanation, for the tutor and everyone that involve in this course thank you for being my teacher... hope all of you and your family always have good moment and good health
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 9, 2025
learned new things. very effective and friendly lesson. Rather you pursue cybersecurity field or not , everybody should learn regardless of whether you pursue a career in cybersecurity.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 26, 2023
Very professional, and the instructors are people very nice, sharing modesly their own challenges during their journey through CS world, that is really encouraging for us as students.
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 11, 2024
I very much enjoyed this class. My first internal audit and adding it to my portfolio was a great exercise and adding another certificate keeps me engaged and learning, curious, & motivated.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 6, 2025
It is so easy to acquire knowledge even if I have absolutely no prior knowledge. They seem friendly and willing to share information despite my misconceptions about being in security.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 5, 2023
I totally love this course, but the part on security audit needs more information on how to go about the activity, if more information can be granted their that would be really good.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 20, 2023
I found the course materials very relevant to recent issues and concerns about Cybersecurity. I would recommend the course for anyone seeking to level up his or her professional skills.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 10, 2023
this course generally increased my know of security and data, how to apply SIEM tools, SOAR tools and Playbook. there differences and how they compliment each other in an organization
4.0
·Reviewed Sep 2, 2023
Maybe a little too much overlap between course 1 and 2, and I was expecting more real job-related tasks to complete, but I learned a lot and I'm looking forward to the next course.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 19, 2023
Es un curso súper interesante y bien explicado para aquellos que no conozcan el tema que intenten pasar el curso van a aprender mucho y si os gusta os animo a seguir nuevas metas y objetivos
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Omran
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 16, 2024
very important and content different and easy suits all levels but needs reference after finish course you need to mention the names of reference from sources safe and reliable to return when need
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Sonu
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 25, 2023
The Concept were explained very well and in easy flow to grasp more ang more. Wanna thank the faculty for putting in lot of hard and preparing this courses for next cybersecurity Professionals.
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Pedro
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 14, 2023
Great course with great content! Recommend to provide more detail with regard to the CISSP Eight Security Domains and maybe, provide more hands-on with the SIEM and SOAR tools and playbooks.
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Miguel
1.0
·Reviewed Oct 10, 2023
I consider it rather memoristic. The whole course is about classifying (5 phases of incident response, 5 core functions of NIST, 10 OWASP principles) and the questions are focused not on understanding but on memorizing the exact words used on a video or in an internal classification. Not very insightful.
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Mahal
5.0
·Reviewed May 27, 2023
Really enjoyed learning new material. Ashley is easy to understand and a great presenter. Also felt encouraged by the different Googlers speaking about their own unique path to cybersecurity.
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George
5.0
·Reviewed May 12, 2023
As a cybersecurity professional, I was positively surprised to see actually applicable questions and quizzes. Good work! Highly recommended to even experienced security analysts.
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ARYAN
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 9, 2023
The overall experience was fabulous as expected, the instructor was very friendly and the way she explained the concepts was really appreciated
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Tim
3.0
·Reviewed Mar 17, 2024
I think it was way too heavy on the repetition of what was covered in Course 1 and then not enough useful, practical information here. At the very least you could include a screenshot of some SIEMs dashboards to explain what you will see and how you will know what a threat will look like and when to break out the playbook. Also, other places will all a Playbook a SOP (standard operations and procedures) which might just be worth noting at some point, given the international nature of this course.
Otherwise pretty good. The information in the videos was well delivered and digestible. The other videos that basically just told us not to worry about Imposter Syndrome was also really nice. Good to hear other people's stories.
Just consider less overlap and more directed progress on this course instead.
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Frederick
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 21, 2023
I'm an old dog (75) learning new tricks. Not sure where any of this is going to take me. Definitely not looking for full time job...part time...Ok. My goals are to pass the National exam, learn more about SQL and Python and learning hacker techniques. My most valuable skill will be to keep the kids from burning down the place...;O).
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World
5.0
·Reviewed May 14, 2023
This course gave a very good outlook of the actual duties of a Cybersecurity analyst. It showed me what I need to be working on now in order to prepare myself. I like that it also showed me that I already have skills that I bring to the table that would help me along in my career path.
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Blake
3.0
·Reviewed Oct 10, 2023
Liked the passing of the content, just not how repetitive it was. Also I feel as if a lot of this material could be cut as it seemed to drag on with information that has already been covered
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Moshe
2.0
·Reviewed Jul 4, 2023
Too rudimentary/ Waiting to actually get to the meat and bones and not get the topical overview.
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Samarth
2.0
·Reviewed Jun 24, 2023
No hands on experience
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Ken
1.0
·Reviewed Nov 3, 2023
If coursera expects people to give reviews at the end of the course, then they should make sure that multiple choice answers which require 3 answers out of 4 possible ones, DO NOT HAVE ONLY 2 answers that would be correct. It ruined my grade from being a 100 leaving me with a 91.75. The people answering in the coursera help section speak improper english and troll you when you point out one of their staff are creating indirect answers to very important questions like this one. Then they play it off like they are answering your question and we have no right to be upset with this sociopathic action? I think if coursera is going to be working with big names like Google, Meta, IBM, Microsoft which will be spearhead companies in the coming digital age, then they need to make sure greater care is taken with legitimate English and other native language speakers before they try to provide education. This is the education industry for crying out loud..People mess up yes, and thats ok. But when something is a mess up from being irresponsible and wanting to retaliate, thats when a reflection of integrity is shown to the world.
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Idris
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 15, 2023
Safety is a myth to many but if you equip yourself with the right kind of knowledge found in this course you know how to spot threats, risks and vulnerabiloities online and offline. Some activities we engage in, online and off can look harmless. Take your information safety beyond level one with "Play it Safe: Manage Security Risks."
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Cori
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 13, 2023
The course content is just the right pace. I feel the review questions could be harder but on the other hand it has given me a good boost of confidence being able to learn so quickly and accurately.
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amir
3.0
·Reviewed Jan 27, 2024
it's good for a start but not a two weeks course, it could be teach within three days.
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Okiring
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 28, 2023
Managing Cybersecurity risks has been made easy, after this course I have acquired vast knowledge in security controls, playbooks, and general incident handling.
Understanding the CISSP domains and the NIST framework has opened my mind to the best security practices whilst dealing with incident response.
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Javier
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 7, 2023
This course has helped my reinforced my knowledge but also learn new topics I did not learn before. Like any other course in this certificate program, it gave me the opportunity to just learn because I will never know what new perspective I will gain. And to learn more about security and technology.
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Sarah
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 22, 2023
Great course which give an overview of assessing and managing information security risks using standard information security frameworks. Learning about the existence of info sec standards is important for individuals new to info sec to understand the motivation behind their programs.