Program: CS50’s Introduction to Cybersecurity
Format: OpenCourseWare
Audience: Technical and non-technical audiences
Course Length: Five weeks
Access: Free via OpenCourseWare
Credit Option: Verified certificate or transfer credit options are mentioned on the official page
CS50’s Introduction to Cybersecurity offers an introduction to cybersecurity for learners from technical and non-technical backgrounds alike. According to the official page, the course teaches how to protect accounts, data, systems, and software, how to preserve privacy, and how to understand cybersecurity in relation to risks, rewards, costs, benefits, and usability.
Course Content
The official description explains that the course uses both high-level and low-level examples of threats. It is structured to give students the technical understanding needed to make sense of both, and its assignments are based on real-world events.
Study Format
The course is available for free through OpenCourseWare. Learners complete five weeks of material by following a weekly workflow that includes watching the lecture and submitting the assignment. After that, they submit the final project.
How to Participate
• Work through the five weeks of course material
• Watch the lecture for each week
• Submit the weekly assignment
• Submit the final project
• Create an edX account to receive feedback on assignments and the final project
• Use the course communities to ask questions along the way
Certificate and Transfer Credit
✓ A verified certificate is available through edX
✓ Transfer credit and accreditation are available through Harvard Extension School
✓ Transfer credit and accreditation are also available through Harvard Summer School
