The Google Cybersecurity Certificate has eight courses:
1. Foundations of Cybersecurity — Explore the cybersecurity profession,
including significant events that led to the development of the cybersecurity field and
its continued importance to organizational operations. Learn about entry-level
cybersecurity roles and responsibilities. (This is the course you just completed. Well
done!)
2. Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks — Identify how cybersecurity
professionals use frameworks and controls to protect business operations, and explore
common cybersecurity tools.
3. Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security — Gain
an understanding of network-level vulnerabilities and how to secure networks.
4. Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL — Explore foundational computing
skills, including communicating with the Linux operating system through the
command line and querying databases with SQL.
5. Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities — Learn about the importance of
security controls and developing a threat actor mindset to protect and defend an
organization’s assets from various threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.
6. Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response — Understand the
incident response lifecycle and practice using tools to detect and respond to
cybersecurity incidents.
7. Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python — Explore the Python
programming language and write code to automate cybersecurity tasks.
8. Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs — Learn about
incident classification, escalation, and ways to communicate with stakeholders. This
course closes out the program with tips on how to engage with the cybersecurity
community and prepare for your job search.
