Google Gemilang - Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Cybersecurity analysts are responsible for monitoring and protecting networks, devices, people, and data.

Prepare for a career as a cybersecurity analyst with a professional certificate from Google. Learn job-ready skills that are in-demand, like how to identify common risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, as well as the techniques to mitigate them.

This fully online program provides the skills you need for an entry-level job in cybersecurity, even if you don't have prior experience. You'll use industry standard tools like Python, Linux, SQL, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).

The certificate will also help prepare learners for the CompTIA Security+ exam, the industry-leading certification for cybersecurity roles. Learners will earn a dual credential when they complete both, improving their hireability.

You'll learn about:

Programming for cybersecurity tasks
Frameworks and controls that inform security operations
Using security information and event management (SIEM) tools for cybersecurity
Detecting and responding to incidents using an intrusion detection system
Performing packet capture and analysis

Skills gained:

Linux
Python Programming
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools
SQL

Approximately 3-6 months to complete

Suggested pace of 10 hours/week

Certificate curriculum:

Foundations of Cybersecurity
Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL
Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response
Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python
Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs

Prospective jobs to consider:

Cybersecurity analyst,
Security analyst,
SOC analyst,
Information security analyst,
IT security analyst,
Cyber defense analyst.

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