This is a super interesting course, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in tech and its impact on foreign policy.

The lectures are very well-organized. The topics are also cover in this field. However, the lectures are very dry and boring. The main professor were reading the scripts on the monitor. From my perspective, with his knowledge in this field as being described on his personal web site, he should be able to talk comfortably by looking at the topic on the slide then discuss about it in detail. I would suggest to change the environment to be at the wide open space, like coffee shop, to make this course more attractive. I'm sorry, it is not what I expected.

The title of this course does not reflect its contents.

Modes of presentation were not very appealing (images, examples, visuals).

Lecturer needs to work on his presentation skills.

This is a great course to understand where the areas of conflicts are in cyber space and also it is an extensive course comparing the traditional models of warfare and cyber arena , the learning and outcomes from the psychological point of view,also the examples of game theory concepts to draw strategies and sensitivity to the international cyber warfare arena and cooperation is interesting and convincing. Though there exists local sensitivity on data sharing and other rough edges,i felt the course touched the most rough edges and tools to build trust among the nations. I also wish there were few cyber tools introduced for monitoring and forensics like packet analysis etc. Overall good course.

A well-structured course that provides learners with an overall understanding of cybersecurity on a behavioural, social and political basis. This is a great interdisciplinary course that students and specialists can overtake to expand their knowledge on this subject by avoiding the technical or IT jargon.

I have learnt the causes of cyber conflicts and raising tensions among nations, the causes and how nations can come to mutual understanding or agreements. Thanks.

Excellent overview of existing state of play. Also very interesting coverage of psychology underpinning cyber behaviours. Thank you for this enlightening course!

Muy buen enfoque, necesitamos una segunda parte

The same information was covered in multiple lessons. It was a very conceptual look at cyber conflicts that you could get if you paid attention to the news over the last five years.

while enrolling to this course they mentioned free course along with the certificate but after completion of course they are charging around 2100/- for certificate. this is unfair

Course material was interesting but very rudimentary, the courses biggest challenge was understanding its spoken English. I do not recommend this course.

worst course ever i've seen in my lfe

obvious contents

worst teaching

Bonjour cher(e) Professeur(e), En ce jour marquant du 15 avril 2025, dans le cadre du cours Introduction à la cybercriminalité – Explications psychologiques, je tiens à vous exprimer toute ma reconnaissance. Grâce à votre enseignement, j’ai eu l’opportunité d’approfondir ma compréhension de la cybersécurité, un domaine qui me passionne tout particulièrement. En tant que professeur d’histoire et de géopolitique des Balkans, ambassadeur de la paix auprès de l’ONU, et fondateur de la Mission SKUN Foundation, je suis honoré de suivre vos cours et d’enrichir ma perspective grâce à votre savoir. Votre rigueur académique, la profondeur de vos analyses et la passion que vous transmettez ont permis d'établir des ponts solides entre les enjeux juridiques aux États-Unis et les réalités géopolitiques mondiales. Vous avez su rendre accessibles des concepts complexes, tout en démontrant leur utilité concrète dans un monde en constante mutation. Votre enseignement a non seulement renforcé mes connaissances, mais a aussi nourri mon intérêt croissant pour le droit, les relations internationales, et bien sûr, la cybersécurité. C’est avec enthousiasme que je souhaite poursuivre mes recherches et mes engagements dans ces domaines, fort de l'inspiration que vous m'avez apportée. En ce jour symbolique, je vous adresse mes félicitations les plus sincères pour votre rôle essentiel dans la transmission du savoir. Avec toute ma gratitude, Muharrem Shabani Ambassadeur & Professeur Président de la Mission SKUN Foundation https://skunfoundation.org Je m'appelle Muharrem Shabani, je viens de la République du Kosovo, et je suis actuellement étudiant à la Johns Hopkins University de Baltimore, Maryland, USA. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 étoiles) Les cyberconflits internationaux représentent aujourd’hui un enjeu majeur pour la sécurité globale. Leur complexité vient du fait qu’ils transcendent les frontières physiques, posant des défis uniques en matière de droit international, d’attribution des attaques, et de coopération entre États. Ils obligent les nations à repenser la souveraineté numérique et à développer des mécanismes de réponse coordonnés, tout en veillant à la protection des libertés fondamentales. Ce domaine est fascinant, car il évolue rapidement, à la croisée de la technologie, de la géopolitique, du droit et de la psychologie.

Good course balance with structured curriculum. Examples are not included and the premises rest on theoretical what ifs with no direction.

The course was therefore a type of open - ended discussion platform with very limited real-world instances of cyber mania. As a result, most of the discussions had to hinge on alarmist hyperbole with antagonistic undertones rather than solution seeking efforts to fit with the course reading materials.

What is missing?

-- existing conflicts

-- identification of international governing relevance with respect to presumed hard-core results of potential future attacks

-- lack of circuitous interaction because hacking other government systems through discussions is deemed necessary to share operational information to prevent such hacks. Bizarre lack of respect, and hegemony does seem to be present.

Good Course! This course by professors from SUNY Albany was a great introduction to cyber conflicts. Everything worked and the professors were easy to understand. The material was well thought out. The presentations were the right length; at most 15-18 minutes and included questions. Questions in the videos worked here because they reinforced the messages in the video. The suggested reading; Cybersecurity and Cyberwar by Singer and Friedman looked like a good book so I bought it. It was a very good read.

Sinceramente pensaba que los cursos de Coursera no un soporte y estructura profesional, con esto no quiero decir que fuesen de mala calidad o algo por el estilo, sin embargo, es todo lo contrario, me sorprendio mucho la estructura, los materiales de estudio (son un poco viejitos, pero al día de hoy del momento de la escritura de este comentario), así como los videos de apoyo.

Gracias Coursera por el apoyo!

This was an excellent course. Good lectures, excellent readings. I am a retired Community College Instructor/Dean - retired and love learn new things. I truly enjoy keeping up with my professional topics (Computer Science) as learning new material. I shall be taking more Coursera classes. Thank you for professional material. Keep up the good work

Good course to have a structured foundation for understanding the Cyber Security domain in context of international, policy and actors perspective. It sets the differentiation of Cyber Crime versus War and Terrorism and the perpetrator but as well gave me important intellectual triggers to further understand interferences between between those.

A wonderful intro into cyber crime and cyber warfare. The psychological aspects of cyber actors was a huge sweetener and helped establish a better understanding of the who, what, when, when, and why. Insightful for those with little-to-no knowledge of how basic internet operations function such as email and IP addresses.

The course showed me the huge variety of topics that are connected to cyber conflicts. Now I feel I have a better awareness of Cyber Threads as well of appropriate means in order to fight against Cyber Threads. Thank you for the very interesting insights in a (for me) completely new field of knowledge.

The course in very interesting. It is focused on Cyber threats, cyber crime, Actors of Cyber crime, Motivation, attributions, psychology, international situation, cyber attacks in history, confidence building measures.

I learnt a lot from the course and I highly recommend the course to others.

A very interesting and comprehensive basic course on cyber warfare and cyber conflict and how they are will impact our lives in the future. The course provides a good view of cyber threats related to the political, economic, diplomatic realms of nowadays international relations.

Coursera's "International Cyber Conflicts" was an excellent introduction to the escalating tensions (and potential ways of reducing the tensions) related to cyber warfare. I especially appreciated the sections on "Confidence Building Measures," which was a totally new