Kickstart your cybersecurity career with Google’s entry-level cybersecurity certificate.
The Google Cybersecurity Certificate is a series of eight courses that will teach you the skills you need to prepare for an entry-level cybersecurity job. The first course, Foundations of Cybersecurity, will introduce you to the world of cybersecurity and the job responsibilities of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst.
In this course, you will learn about:
- The history of cybersecurity
- The importance of cybersecurity in today’s business world
- The core skills of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst
- Common security attacks and how they impact business operations
- The CISSP eight security domains
- Security frameworks and controls
- Security ethics
- Common tools used by cybersecurity analysts
The course is taught by Google employees who currently work in cybersecurity. They will guide you through videos, hands-on activities, and examples that simulate common cybersecurity tasks.
No prior experience is necessary to take this course. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to take the next course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate program.
Here are some additional things you will learn in this course:
- How to identify and mitigate security risks
- How to design and implement security controls
- How to investigate and respond to security incidents
- How to stay up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity threats
| Week 1 | Welcome to the exciting world of cybersecurity |
| Week 2 | The evolution of cybersecurity |
| Week 3 | Protect against threats, risks, and vulnerabilities |
| Week 4 | Cybersecurity tools and programming languages |