New technology tends to arrive faster than the security practices needed to protect it. Artificial intelligence, IoT devices, blockchain systems, and quantum computing are all reshaping how people and companies work — and each one brings its own new set of risks alongside its benefits.

This course won't turn you into an expert in any one of these fields. Instead, it gives you a defender’s mental model: what can go wrong, what a reasonable mitigation looks like, and where the hype outpaces the reality. We'll use a fictional company, Northwind Outfitters, as a running example throughout.

Let's get into it!