About This Specialization
You will explore data protection through some introductory material in this course and gain an understanding of the scope and background around the subject. This provides a brief introduction to cryptography, security management and network and computer security that helps you to start the journey into information security research and improve your understanding of certain key concepts of information security.
The course begins with a discussion on a basic information security industry model and discusses skills, expertise and responsibilities so that in this evolving field you can recognize and evaluate future job opportunities and understand how you will need to grow personally to achieve your career goals.