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About the Course

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; significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field; and security’s continued importance to organizational operations. Learners will also explore the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) eight security domains, common security frameworks and controls, as well as the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad. This course covers a wide variety of cybersecurity topics to provide an overview of what’s to come in this certificate program. Learners who complete the eight courses in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate will be equipped to apply for entry-level cybersecurity roles. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will: - Identify how security attacks impact business operations. - Explore the job responsibilities and core skills of an entry-level cybersecurity analyst. - Recognize how past and present attacks on organizations led to the development of the cybersecurity field. - Learn the CISSP eight security domains. - Identify security domains, frameworks, and controls. - Explain security ethics. - Recognize common tools used by cybersecurity analysts....

Top reviews

AR

Jan 22, 2024

A great way to start off your career in cybersecurity. It goes over basic important concepts like 8 domains of CISSP, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), SIEM tools, Introduction to Python and SQL.

OM

Jan 17, 2025

The Google Cybersecurity Professional instructors are excellent! They provide clear explanations, effective communication, and use graphical descriptions to make complex concepts easy to understand.

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By Ijeoma O

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Oct 31, 2023

You learn and master a lot.

By Abhishek K

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Oct 12, 2023

It was very good for basics

By Ali S M

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Oct 10, 2023

perfect to learn the basics

By Nasheba J

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Oct 4, 2023

Challenging but interactive

By Abdullah A M

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Sep 28, 2023

This course helped me a lot

By Alfredo S

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Sep 26, 2023

Simple and exciting course.

By Kenneth W

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Sep 26, 2023

instructor were encouraging

By johnny n

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Sep 3, 2023

I really

enjoyed

the course

By Ethan D A

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Aug 23, 2023

Great course for beginners!

By John S

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Aug 19, 2023

It was fun and informative.

By Shawn K

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Aug 10, 2023

Great lecture and material.

By OMOTOSHO O

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Aug 9, 2023

it was a great introduction

By Juthamas

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Aug 8, 2023

It's good fundations course

By Tabitha G

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Jul 18, 2023

Easy to follow and engaging

By Khant K H

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Jul 17, 2023

a great course for beginner

By Dorin G B

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Jul 8, 2023

Easy friendly for beginners

By ANKUR B M

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Jul 8, 2023

good to start cybersecurity

By Hannes J

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Jun 29, 2023

This was a very good Course

By Anwarul I U

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Jun 18, 2023

It was really good journey.

By Cherry M C

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May 24, 2023

educational. Well explained

By roberto m d c

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Feb 20, 2026

uma experiência fantástica

By Cristiano H

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Feb 6, 2026

Excelente para iniciantes.

By Aswathy M

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Jan 5, 2026

That was a nice experience

By Paul J D C

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Jan 1, 2026

where is my certificate :(