This course is a beginners guide to cryptography and imparts to the beginner a basic understanding of the science. We cover the terminology, process and mechanics of cryptography and as well as how to put the understanding together with a view to protecting data, an important understanding for those who deal with sensitive corporate/customer information.

This course covers the use of cryptographic systems with knowledge of the basic concepts involved, but  without needing deep technical knowledge of the subject.

Learning Objectives
  • Recognize the need for cryptography
  • Identify the primitives of various cryptographic techniques and the related application areas.
  • Explore the various types of cryptography and the associated application areas 

 

 

Last updated/reviewed: August 11, 2023
34 Reviews (142 ratings)

Reviews

5
Anonymous Author
Cryptography is the practice of securing communication and data by converting it into a form that is unintelligible to unauthorized individuals. It involves the use of mathematical algorithms to transform plaintext (original data) into ciphertext (encrypted data).

5
Anonymous Author
very interesting course covering a host of information on encryption, history, importance of privacy of information. It gives a great foundation on the subject matter and some disadvantages and advantages of different methods of encryption.

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Member's Profile
Good for a really early beginner. Would love a more advanced course that actually delves into the contemporary technologies with relevant cases/examples.

4
Member's Profile
I liked the material. For an hour the depth of the material was sufficient. Perhaps Illumeo could offer a course with more detail if there isn't one.

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Member's Profile
This course is more of a history class. The slides are from 2014 and some of the comments don't address issues which have come up sine 2019

5
Anonymous Author
Presenter provided easy to understand examples and repeated ideas so it was clear what he was talking about. Very good info.

5
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Really enjoyed the course. As someone with an accounting background, this was a great primer for learning about encryption.

5
Anonymous Author
I think many things have changed around security since the original slides were created. Maybe it's time for an update.

4
Anonymous Author
A very good introductory course on cryptography, privacy keys and the terminology. A good course for beginners.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent course introducing this topic. Was a good refresher for me to get back to my academic roots. Thanks!

5
Anonymous Author
Great introductory course on encryption. Fascination from both a historical basis thru internet usage.

4
Member's Profile
The course was a good introduction to Cryptography, but the delivery was a little "dry".

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Member's Profile
Terrible course, covers nothing useful. Consider adding information on key management.

4
Anonymous Author
The slides were a good representation of the course. They were easy to refer back to.

5
Anonymous Author
Very interesting and structured course. Provided some good background on cryptography.

5
Member's Profile
This was a good course. Would recommend anyone needing CISA CPE to take this course.

5
Anonymous Author
Good overview and I liked the example of a mailbox given for asymmetric encryption.

5
Anonymous Author
Very solid coverage of a seemingly complex concept in a short amount of time.

4
Member's Profile
Great oversight and review of encryption and its practical uses. Thank you!

4
Anonymous Author
It was a great introductory course on cryptography which was interesting.

4
Member's Profile
nice light material ... recommended for beginners.................

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Anonymous Author
I was not very enthralled by this course, as it is quite repetitive.

4
Member's Profile
Provided a good overview of the basic concepts around cryptography.

5
Member's Profile
I have enjoyed how the course was broken down into small sections

3
Member's Profile
Would have preferred a more in-depth look at modern cryptography.

5
Member's Profile
Good course that met objectives. Well structured and presented.

5
Member's Profile
This course was good at explaining the use of cryptography

3
Member's Profile
Don't need to read the slides for me. Add color instead.

4
Anonymous Author
Good course. Covered the basics and more of cryptography.

4
Member's Profile
It's a course on cyber security, at a very high level.

4
Anonymous Author
Very interesting course, and a good overview

5
Anonymous Author
excellent refresher

4
Member's Profile
great course

4
Anonymous Author
Good course.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Cryptography1:25
What is Cryptography
  What is Cryptography1:59
  What is Cryptography: The Basic Concept1:22
  Encryption and Decryption Explained00:55
  The History of Cryptography3:08
  Substitution Cipher 5:08
  The Need for Cryptography5:24
  Steganography 3:33
  Cryptography in Action1:45
Methods of Encryption
  Methods of Encryption 1:42
  Methods of Encryption (Continued)4:18
  Block Ciphers5:27
Email and Internet
  Email Encryption 5:27
  Internet Security 1:48
  IPSec (Internet Security Protocol) 2:29
  Attacks on Crypto Systems 5:30
CONCLUSION
  Course Summary2:13
Continuous Play
  Introduction to Cryptography53:41
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Introduction to CryptographyPDF
  Introduction to Cryptography Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW and TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam