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Google Cybersecurity Certificate overview

Why are skills in cybersecurity in such high demand? The world is undergoing a digital transformation. Every day, global access to the internet is expanding, introducing more devices, more applications, and an even larger amount of data to the World Wide Web. As a result, threats, risks, and vulnerabilities are expanding and causing a significant amount of harm to organizations and people. Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand to help keep organizations, people, and data safe. 

Throughout the program, you will have multiple opportunities to develop your cybersecurity knowledge and skills. You will explore concepts and scenarios to learn what an entry-level cybersecurity analyst must know and be able to do to thrive in the cybersecurity profession. 

Google Cybersecurity Certificate courses

The Google Cybersecurity Certificate has eight courses that focus and build upon core concepts and skills related to the daily work of cybersecurity professionals, including foundational cybersecurity models and frameworks that are used to mitigate risk; protecting networks and data; using programming to automate tasks; identifying and responding to security incidents; and communicating and collaborating with stakeholders. Additionally, you will apply what you’ve learned in each course by completing portfolio projects that can be used to showcase your understanding of essential cybersecurity concepts to potential employers. The courses of the program are as follows: 

  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (current course) 

  2. Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks 

  3. Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security 

  4. Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL 

  5. Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities 

  6. Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response

  7. Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python 

  8. Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs 

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Benefits for job seekers

After completing all eight courses, Google Cybersecurity Certificate graduates have access to job search resources, courtesy of Google. You’ll have the opportunity to:

Congratulations on taking this first step to build your skills for a career in cybersecurity. Enjoy the journey!

Course 1 overview

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Cybersecurity Certificate. You’ve begun an exciting journey!

In this course, you will learn the primary job responsibilities and core skills of those who work in the field of cybersecurity. You will explore the eight Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) security domains, various security frameworks and controls, as well as a foundational security model called the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad. You will also be introduced to some common tools used by security analysts that help protect organizations and people alike.

Certificate program progress

The Google Cybersecurity Certificate program has eight courses. Foundations of Cybersecurity is the first course.

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  1. Foundations of Cybersecurity (current course) Explore the cybersecurity profession, including significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field and its continued importance to organizational operations. Learn about entry-level cybersecurity roles and responsibilities. 

  2. Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks — Identify how cybersecurity professionals use frameworks and controls to protect business operations, and explore common cybersecurity tools.

  3. Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security — Gain an understanding of network-level vulnerabilities and how to secure networks.

  4. Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL — Explore foundational computing skills, including communicating with the Linux operating system through the command line and querying databases with SQL.

  5. Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities — Learn about the importance of security controls and developing a threat actor mindset to protect and defend an organization’s assets from various threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

  6. Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response — Understand the incident response lifecycle and practice using tools to detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents.

  7. Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python — Explore the Python programming language and write code to automate cybersecurity tasks.

  8. Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs — Learn about incident classification, escalation, and ways to communicate with stakeholders. This course closes out the program with tips on how to engage with the cybersecurity community and prepare for your job search.

Course 1 content

Each course of this certificate program is broken into weeks. You can complete courses at your own pace, but the weekly breakdowns are designed to help you finish the entire Google Cybersecurity Certificate in about six months.

What’s to come? Here’s a quick overview of the skills you’ll learn in each week of this course.

Week 1: Welcome to the exciting world of cybersecurity

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Begin your journey into cybersecurity! You'll explore the cybersecurity field, and learn about the job responsibilities of cybersecurity professionals.

Week 2: The evolution of cybersecurity

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You will explore how cybersecurity threats have appeared and evolved alongside the adoption of computers. You will also understand how past and present cyber attacks have influenced the development of the security field. In addition, you'll get an overview of the eight security domains.

Week 3: Protect against threats, risks, and vulnerabilities

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You will learn about security frameworks and controls, which are used to mitigate organizational risk. You'll cover principles of the CIA triad and various National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) frameworks. In addition, you'll explore security ethics.

Week 4: Cybersecurity tools and programming languages

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You’ll discover common tools used by cybersecurity analysts to identify and eliminate risk. You'll learn about security information and event management (SIEM) tools, network protocol analyzers, and programming languages such as Python and SQL.

What to expect

Each course offers many types of learning opportunities:

Tips for success

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As a learner, you can choose to complete one or multiple courses in this program. However, to obtain the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, you must complete all the courses. This reading describes what is required to obtain a certificate and best practices for you to have a good learning experience on Coursera.

Course completion to obtain a certificate

To submit graded assignments and be eligible to receive a Google Cybersecurity Certificate, you must:

Healthy habits for course completion

Here is a list of best practices that will help you complete the courses in the program in a timely manner: 

Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and labs for course activities

To complete certain activities in the program, you will need to use digital documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and/or labs. Security professionals use these software tools to collaborate within their teams and organizations. If you need more information about using a particular tool, refer to these resources:

Weekly, course, and certificate glossaries

This program covers a lot of terms and concepts, some of which you may already know and some of which may be unfamiliar to you. To review terms and help you prepare for graded quizzes, refer to the following glossaries:

You can access and download the certificate glossaries and save them on your computer. You can always find the course and certificate glossaries through the course’s Resources section. To access the Cybersecurity Certificate glossary, click the link below and select Use Template.

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