Google Cybersecurity

Get on the fast track to a career in cybersecurity. In this certificate program, you’ll learn in-demand skills, and get AI training from Google experts. Learn at your own pace, no degree or experience required.

What you’ll learn

• Understand the importance of cybersecurity practices and their impact for organizations.
• Identify common risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, as well as techniques to mitigate them.
• Protect networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access and cyberattacks using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.
• Gain hands-on experience with Python, Linux, and SQL.

Course Series

1. Foundations of Cybersecurity
   This is the first course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. In this course, learners will be introduced to the cybersecurity profession, including the primary job responsibilities and core skills of entry-level analysts
2. Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
   This course takes a deeper dive into concepts introduced in the first course, with an emphasis on recognizing the focus of the CISSP eight security domains, steps of risk management, security frameworks and controls (e.g., NIST, CIA triad, OWASP), as well as common security threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.
3. Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
   This course provides a brief introduction to network architecture, operations, intrusion tactics, and security hardening.
4. Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
   This course focuses on foundational computing skills that support the work of a security analyst. It begins with an introduction to computer operating systems, followed by a closer exploration of Linux, an operating system commonly used by security professionals.
5. Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
   This is the fifth course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. These courses will further explore the importance of protecting organizational assets from threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.
6. Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
   This is the sixth course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. Learners will focus on incident detection and response. They will learn what defines a security incident and explain the incident response lifecycle, including the roles and responsibilities of incident response teams.
7. Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
   This is the seventh course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. In this course, learners will be introduced to the Python programming language and learn how to apply it to a security setting to automate tasks.
8. Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs
   This is the eighth and final course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. In this course, learners will define incident escalation from a security analyst perspective and explore the various security incident classification types
9. Accelerate Your Job Search with AI
   All Google Career Certificates now include an optional course, Accelerate Your Job Search with AI.