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Previously, you learned that Structured Query Language (SQL) is a programming language used to create, interact with, and request information from a database. SQL is one of the most common programming languages used to interact with databases because it is wid...

Preparing for attacks is an important job that the entire security team is responsible for. Threat actors have many tools they can use depending on their target. For example, attacking a small business can be different from attacking a public utility...

My name is Chantelle. I'm a Security Engineer here at Google, and I am part of the security and implement, and scaling team. We secure and monitor systems that contain sensitive information. My background, initially I was going to be a heart surgeon ...

Let's finish exploring threat modelling by taking a look at real-world scenarios. This time, we'll use a standard threat modelling process called PASTA.  Imagine that a fitness company is getting ready to launch their first mobile app. B...

Threat modeling is the process of identifying assets, their vulnerabilities, and how each is exposed to threats. It is a strategic approach that combines various security activities, such as vulnerability management, threat analysis, and incident response. Sec...

Managing threats is a major part of what security professionals do. In this part of the course, we've explored some common types of cyber threats that you'll likely encounter in the field. Let's review.  We started off discussing social engi...

Cybersecurity Glossary A Access controls: Security controls that manage access, authorization, andaccountability of informationAdware: A type of legitimate software that is sometimes used to display digitaladvertisements in applicationsAdvanced persistent th...

Congratulations on making it through the end of this course! I can hardly believe our time together is over. Before moving on in the certificate program, I'd like to reflect on all the amazing progress you've made.  When we start...

Security attacks are on the rise, and new vulnerabilities are exploited and discovered every week. No matter how prepared an organization may be in the event of a security attack, at some point something goes wrong. Whether it's a data breach, ransom...

i started ripping this course on August 30th of 2023  so some things may be a bit different if you take the course https://skillsforall.com/course/ethical-hacker?courseLang=en-US The Fictional Companies in the Ethical Hacker Course Throughout the...

i started ripping this course on August 30th of 2023  so some things may be a bit different if you take the course https://skillsforall.com/course/ethical-hacker?courseLang=en-US arn the art of offensive security to uncover cyber threats...

1.0.1 Why Should I Take This Module? Protego Security Solutions Task Welcome to Protego! My name is Alex. I will be your mentor for your first 90 days here. Our recruiter was very impressed with...

1.1.1 Overview Protego Security Solutions Alex here! We will be meeting periodically over the next few weeks so you can get oriented to working at Protego and also build yo...

Protego Security Solutions I think it is important for you to understand the employment landscape and the different roles and responsibilities that cybersecurity professions include. A good general r...

Before you can understand how an ethical hacker or penetration tester can mimic a threat actor (or malicious attacker), you need to understand the different types of threat actors. The following are the most common types of malicious attack...

Google Cybersecurity Certificate glossary from: "Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response; part 6 of 8 in the professional Cybersecurity cert" A Absolute file path: The full file path, which starts from the root Access controls: Security controls that manage...

My name is Dave.  I'm a Principal Security Strategist with Google Cloud.  My job is to work directly with security practitioners to help them protect their organizations. What I love about my job is the variety. One day I might be troubleshooting a tec...

Welcome. In my role as Principal Security Strategist, I've seen how the incident response operations that you'll learn about in this course are implemented in an organization. One of the things I find so exciting about detecting and responding to inc...

Incident lifecycle frameworks provide a structure to support incident response operations. Frameworks help organizations develop a standardized approach to their incident response process, so that incidents are managed in an effective and consistent wa...

Hi again! In this section, we'll discuss how incident response teams manage incidents.  You may have been part of a team before. Whether it was a sports team, or a team in the workplace or at school, teams are most successful when ev...