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Welcome back! When it comes to security, there is so much to learn, and I'm thrilled to be part of your career journey.

This is such an exciting time to be learning about security! When I learned about international hacks that impacted both private companies and government organizations, I was inspired to want to work in security because I realized how dynamic and important this field is.

One reason there are so many jobs in the security field today, is because of attacks that happened in the 1980s and 1990s. Decades later, security professionals are still actively working to protect organizations and people from variations of these early computer attacks.

In this section of the course, we'll discuss viruses and malware, and introduce the concept of social engineering. Then, we'll discuss how the digital age ushered in a new era of threat actors. Knowing the evolution of each attack is key to protecting against future attacks. Lastly, we'll provide an overview of eight security domains.

Next up, we'll travel back in time, to explore some of the viruses, data breaches, and malware attacks that have helped shape the industry as we know it today.